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Genesis 4:1-8

1Now the manוְהָ֣אָדָ֔םve.Ha.'a.DamH120hadH3045relationsH3045with his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802Eveחַוָּ֣הcha.VahH2332,and she conceivedוַתַּ֙הַר֙va.Ta.harH2029and gaveH3205birthH3205to Cainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014,and she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I have obtainedקָנִ֥יתִיka.Ni.tiH7069a maleאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376child with the help ofthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

2And againוַתֹּ֣סֶףva.To.sefH3254,she gaveלָלֶ֔דֶתla.Le.detH3205birthH3205to his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Abelהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1893. NowAbelהֶ֙בֶל֙he.velH1893wasa keeperרֹ֣עֵהRo.'ehH7462of flocksצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,but Cainוְקַ֕יִןve.Ka.yinH7014was a cultivatorעֹבֵ֥ד'o.VedH5647of the groundאֲדָמָֽה׃'a.da.MahH127.

3So it cameH1961aboutH1961in the courseמִקֵּ֣ץmi.KetzH4480 H7093of timeיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117that Cainקַ֜יִןKa.yinH7014broughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935an offeringמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068from the fruitמִפְּרִ֧יmi.pe.RiH6529of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֛הha.'a.da.MahH127.

4Abelוְהֶ֨בֶלve.He.velH1893,on his partH1571alsoגַם־gam-H1571broughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935an offering,from the firstbornמִבְּכֹר֥וֹתmi.be.kho.RotH1060of his flockצֹאנ֖וֹtzo.NoH6629and from their fatוּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶ֑ןu.me.chel.ve.HenH2459portionsH2459. Andthe Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hadH8159regardH8159for Abelהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1893and his offeringמִנְחָתֽוֹ׃min.cha.ToH4503;

5butfor Cainקַ֥יִןKa.yinH7014and his offeringמִנְחָת֖וֹmin.cha.ToH4503He hadH8159noלֹ֣אlo'H3808regardH8159. SoCainלְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinH7014becameH2734veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966angryH2734and his faceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440wasH5307gloomyH5307.

6Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Cainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014, “Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100areH2734you angryH2734?And whyוְלָ֖מָּהve.La.mahH4100isH5307your faceפָנֶֽיךָ׃fa.Nei.khaH6440gloomyH5307?

7Ifאִם־'im-H518you doH3190wellתֵּיטִיב֙tei.TivH3190, will your face not becheerfulשְׂאֵ֔תse.'EtH7613?And ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518you do not doH3190wellתֵיטִ֔יבtei.TivH3190,sinחַטָּ֣אתcha.TatH2403is lurkingרֹבֵ֑ץro.VetzH7257at the doorלַפֶּ֖תַחla.Pe.tachH6607;and its desireתְּשׁ֣וּקָת֔וֹte.Shu.ka.ToH8669is for you,but you must masterתִּמְשָׁל־tim.shol-H4910it.”

8Cainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014talkedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251Abelהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1893;and it happenedH1961that when they were in the fieldH7704Cainקַ֛יִןKa.yinH7014roseH6965upH6965againstH413his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Abelהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1893andkilledוַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ׃vai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026him.

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