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Genesis 4:1-16

1And Adamוְהָ֣אָדָ֔םve.Ha.'a.DamH120knewיָדַ֖ע אֶת־ya.Da' 'et-H853 H3045Eveחַוָּ֣הcha.VahH2332his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802;and she conceivedוַתַּ֙הַר֙va.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶד אֶת־va.Te.led 'et-H853 H3205Cainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014,and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,I have gottenקָנִ֥יתִיka.Ni.tiH7069a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376fromאֶת־'et-H854Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2And she againוַתֹּ֣סֶףva.To.sefH3254bareלָלֶ֔דֶתla.Le.detH3205his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Abelהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1893.And Abelהֶ֙בֶל֙he.velH1893was a keeperרֹ֣עֵהRo.'ehH7462of sheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,but Cainוְקַ֕יִןve.Ka.yinH7014was a tillerעֹבֵ֥ד'o.VedH5647of the groundאֲדָמָֽה׃'a.da.MahH127.

3And in processמִקֵּ֣ץmi.KetzH7093of timeיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117it came to pass, that Cainקַ֜יִןKa.yinH7014broughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935of the fruitמִפְּרִ֧יmi.pe.RiH6529of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֛הha.'a.da.MahH127an offeringמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

4And Abelוְהֶ֨בֶלve.He.velH1893,heה֛וּאhu'H1931also broughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935of the firstlingsH1062of his flockצֹאנ֖וֹtzo.NoH6629and of the fatוּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶ֑ןu.me.chel.ve.HenH2459thereof. And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had respectוַיִּ֣שַׁעvai.Yi.sha'H8159unto Abelהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1893and to his offeringמִנְחָתֽוֹ׃min.cha.ToH4503:

5But unto Cainקַ֥יִןKa.yinH7014and to his offeringמִנְחָת֖וֹmin.cha.ToH4503he had not respectשָׁעָ֑הsha.'AhH8159.And Cainלְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinH7014was veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966wrothוַיִּ֤חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,and his countenanceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307.

6And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Cainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014,Why art thou wrothחָ֣רָהCha.rahH2734?and why is thy countenanceפָנֶֽיךָ׃fa.Nei.khaH6440fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307?

7IfH518thou doest wellתֵּיטִיב֙tei.TivH3190,shalt thou not be acceptedשְׂאֵ֔תse.'EtH7613?and if thou doest not wellתֵיטִ֔יבtei.TivH3190,sinחַטָּ֣אתcha.TatH2403liethרֹבֵ֑ץro.VetzH7257at the doorלַפֶּ֖תַחla.Pe.tachH6607. And unto thee shall behis desireתְּשׁ֣וּקָת֔וֹte.Shu.ka.ToH8669,and thou shalt ruleתִּמְשָׁל־tim.shol-H4910over him.

8And Cainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014talkedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559withאֶל־'el-H413Abelהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1893his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251:and it came to pass, when they were in the fieldH7704,that Cainקַ֛יִןKa.yinH7014rose upוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965againstאֶל־'el-H413Abelהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1893his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251,and slew himוַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ׃vai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026.

9And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Cainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014,Whereאֵ֖י'eiH335isAbelהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1893thy brotherאָחִ֑יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251?And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not: AmI my brother’sאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251keeperהֲשֹׁמֵ֥רha.sho.MerH8104?

10And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100hast thou doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213?the voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of thy brother’sאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818criethצֹעֲקִ֥יםtzo.'a.KimH6817unto me from the groundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

11And now artthou cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779from the earthהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127,which hath openedפָּצְתָ֣הpa.tze.TahH6475her mouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310to receiveלָקַ֛חַתla.Ka.chatH3947thy brother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bloodדְּמֵ֥יde.MeiH1818from thy handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027;

12Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588thou tillestתַֽעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,it shall not henceforthתֹסֵ֥ףto.SefH3254yieldתֵּת־tet-H5414unto thee her strengthכֹּחָ֖הּko.ChahH3581;a fugitiveנָ֥עna'H5128and a vagabondוָנָ֖דva.NadH5110shalt thou be in the earthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.

13And Cainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,My punishmentעֲוֹנִ֖י'a.vo.NiH5771isgreaterגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419than I can bearמִנְּשֹֽׂא׃mi.ne.So'H5375.

14Behold, thou hast driven me outגֵּרַ֨שְׁתָּge.Rash.taH1644this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117from the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127;and fromמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921thy faceוּמִפָּנֶ֖יךָu.mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440shall I be hidאֶסָּתֵ֑ר'e.sa.TerH5641;and I shall be a fugitiveנָ֤עna'H5128and a vagabondוָנָד֙va.NadH5110in the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776;and it shall come to passH1961, thatevery one that findeth meמֹצְאִ֖יmo.tze.'IH4672shall slay meיַֽהַרְגֵֽנִי׃Ya.har.Ge.niH2026.

15And Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651whosoever slayethהֹרֵ֣גho.RegH2026Cainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014,vengeance shall be takenיֻקָּ֑םyu.KamH5358on him sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659.And Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068setוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a markא֔וֹת'otH226upon Cainלְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinH7014,lestלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115any findingמֹצְאֽוֹ׃mo.tze.'OH4672him should killהַכּוֹת־ha.kot-H5221him.

16And Cainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014went outוַיֵּ֥צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Nodנ֖וֹדNodH5113,on the eastקִדְמַת־kid.mat-H6926of Edenעֵֽדֶן׃'E.denH5731.

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