Genesis 4:3-15

3So it came about 1in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the Lord from the fruit of the ground. 42Abel, on his part also brought an offering, from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat portions. And 3the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering; 5but 4for Cain and his offering He had no regard. So 5Cain became very angry and his face 6was gloomy. 6Then the Lord said to Cain, “7Why are you angry? And why is your face 8gloomy? 79If you do well, 10will your face not be 11cheerful? 12And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; and its desire is for you, 13but you must master it.” 8Cain 14talked to his brother Abel; and it happened that when they were in the field Cain rose up against his brother Abel and 15killed him.

9Then the Lord said to Cain, “16Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” 10Then He said, “What have you done? 17The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to Me from the ground. 11Now 18you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 1219When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; 20you will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth.” 13Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is too great to endure! 14Behold, You have 21driven me this day from the face of the ground; and I will be hidden from Your face, and 22I will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth, and 23whoever finds me will kill me.” 15So the Lord said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him 24seven times as much.” And the Lord 2526placed a mark on Cain, so that no one finding him would kill him.