New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 4:9-12

9Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Cainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014, “Whereאֵ֖י'eiH335is Abelהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1893your brotherאָחִ֑יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251?”And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I do not knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045.Am I my brother’sאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251keeperהֲשֹׁמֵ֥רha.sho.MerH8104?”

10He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have you doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213?The voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of your brother’sאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818is cryingצֹעֲקִ֥יםtzo.'a.KimH6817to Me from the groundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

11Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258you are cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779from the groundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has openedפָּצְתָ֣הpa.tze.TahH6475its mouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310to receiveלָקַ֛חַתla.Ka.chatH3947your brother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bloodדְּמֵ֥יde.MeiH1818from your handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027.

12Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you cultivateתַֽעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,it will noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerתֹסֵ֥ףto.SefH3254yieldתֵּת־tet-H5414its strengthכֹּחָ֖הּko.ChahH3581to you;you will be a vagrantנָ֥עna'H5128and a wandererוָנָ֖דva.NadH5110on the earthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.”

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