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Genesis 4:4-8

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.

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