Revised Version 1895

Genesis 4

1And themanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376knewיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045Eveחַוָּ֣הcha.VahH2332hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802; and sheconceivedוַתַּ֙הַר֙va.Ta.harH2029, and bareCainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014, andsaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, I havegottenקָנִ֥יתִיka.Ni.tiH7069amanH376with the help of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2Andagainוַתֹּ֣סֶףva.To.sefH3254she bare hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Abelהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1893. AndAbelהֶ֙בֶל֙he.velH1893was a keeper ofsheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629, butCainוְקַ֕יִןve.Ka.yinH7014was atillerעֹבֵ֥ד'o.VedH5647of thegroundאֲדָמָֽה׃'a.da.MahH127.

3And in process of time itcameH935topassH935, thatCainקַ֜יִןKa.yinH7014broughtH935of thefruitמִפְּרִ֧יmi.pe.RiH6529of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֛הha.'a.da.MahH127an offering unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

4AndAbelוְהֶ֨בֶלve.He.velH1893, he alsobroughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935of the firstlings of hisflockצֹאנ֖וֹtzo.NoH6629and of thefatוּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶ֑ןu.me.chel.ve.HenH2459thereof. And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had respect untoAbelהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1893and to his offering:

5but untoCainקַ֥יִןKa.yinH7014and to his offering he hadnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808respectH6440. AndCainלְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinH7014wasveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966wroth, and hiscountenanceH6440fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoCainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014,Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100art thou wroth? andwhyוְלָ֖מָּהve.La.mahH4100is thycountenanceפָנֶֽיךָ׃fa.Nei.khaH6440fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307?

7Ifאִם־'im-H518thou doestwellתֵּיטִיב֙tei.TivH3190, shalt thounotהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808be accepted? andifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518thou doestnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808wellתֵיטִ֔יבtei.TivH3190,sinחַטָּ֣אתcha.TatH2403coucheth at thedoorלַפֶּ֖תַחla.Pe.tachH6607: and unto thee shall be hisdesireתְּשׁ֣וּקָת֔וֹte.Shu.ka.ToH8669, and thou shaltruleתִּמְשָׁל־tim.shol-H4910over him.

8AndCainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014toldוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abelהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1893hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251. And itcameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961topassבִּהְיוֹתָ֣םbih.yo.TamH1961, when they were in thefieldH7704, thatCainקַ֛יִןKa.yinH7014roseH6965upH6965againstH413Abelהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1893hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251, andslewוַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ׃vai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026him.

9And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoCainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014,Whereאֵ֖י'eiH335isAbelהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1893thybrotherאָחִ֑יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251? And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808: am I mybrother’sאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251keeperהֲשֹׁמֵ֥רha.sho.MerH8104?

10And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213? thevoiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of thybrother’sאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818crieth untomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413from thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

11Andnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779art thou from thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hathopenedפָּצְתָ֣הpa.tze.TahH6475herH3947mouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310toreceiveלָקַ֛חַתla.Ka.chatH3947thybrother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bloodדְּמֵ֥יde.MeiH1818from thyhandמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027;

12when thou tillest thegroundH776, it shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808henceforthyieldH5414unto theeherH5414strengthכֹּחָ֖הּko.ChahH3581; a fugitive and awandererוָנָ֖דva.NadH5110shalt thou be in theearthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.

13AndCainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Mypunishmentעֲוֹנִ֖י'a.vo.NiH5771isgreaterגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419thanH1419I canbearמִנְּשֹֽׂא׃mi.ne.So'H5375.

14Beholdהֵן֩henH2005, thou hastdrivenH1644meH6440outH1644thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117from thefaceH6440of thegroundH776; and from thyfaceH6440shall I behidאֶסָּתֵ֑ר'e.sa.TerH5641; and I shall be a fugitive and awandererוָנָד֙va.NadH5110in theearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776; and it shallcomeוְהָיִ֜יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961topassוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961, that whosoever findethmeH6440shallslayיַֽהַרְגֵֽנִי׃Ya.har.Ge.niH2026meH6440.

15And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Therefore whosoever slayethCainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014,vengeanceH5358shall betakenH5358on himsevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659. And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068appointedוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760asignא֔וֹת'otH226forCainלְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinH7014, lestanyH3605findingמֹצְאֽוֹ׃mo.tze.'OH4672him shouldsmiteהַכּוֹת־ha.kot-H5221him.

16AndCainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014wentH3318outH3318from thepresenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, anddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofNodנ֖וֹדNodH5113, on theeastקִדְמַת־kid.mat-H6926ofEdenעֵֽדֶן׃'E.denH5731.

17AndCainקַ֙יִן֙ka.yinH7014knewוַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802; andsheH7121conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029, and bareEnochחֲנ֑וֹךְcha.NokhH2585: and he builded acityעִ֔יר'IrH5892, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,afterוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961thenameכְּשֵׁ֖םke.ShemH8034of hissonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121,Enochחֲנֽוֹךְ׃cha.NokhH2585.

18And untoEnochלַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙la.cha.noKhH2585wasbornH3205Iradעִירָ֔ד'i.RadH5897: andIradוְעִירָ֕דve.'i.RadH5897begatMehujaelמְחֽוּיָאֵ֑לme.chu.ya.'ElH4232: andMehujaelוּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗לu.me.chi.ya.'ElH4232begatMethushaelמְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔לme.Tu.sha.'ElH4967: andMethushaelוּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖לu.me.tu.sha.'ElH4967begatLamechלָֽמֶךְ׃La.mekhH3929.

19AndLamechלֶ֖מֶךְLe.mekhH3929tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947unto himtwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802: thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the one wasAdahעָדָ֔ה'a.DahH5711, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theotherהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259Zillahצִלָּֽה׃tzi.LahH6741.

20AndAdahעָדָ֖ה'a.DahH5711bareJabalיָבָ֑לya.ValH2989: he was thefatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1ofsuchה֣וּאhu'H1931asdwellיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427intentsאֹ֖הֶל'O.helH168and havecattleוּמִקְנֶֽה׃u.mik.NehH4735.

21And hisbrother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasJubalיוּבָ֑לyu.ValH3106: he was thefatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1ofallכָּל־kol-H3605suchה֣וּאhu'H1931ashandleתֹּפֵ֥שׂto.FesH8610theharpכִּנּ֖וֹרki.NorH3658andpipeוְעוּגָֽב׃ve.'u.GavH5748.

22AndZillahוְצִלָּ֣הve.tzi.LahH6741,sheהִ֗ואhi'H1931also bareTubal-cainH8423, theforgerלֹטֵ֕שׁlo.TeshH3913ofeveryכָּל־kol-H3605cutting instrument ofbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178andironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270: and thesisterוַֽאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269ofTubal-cainH8423wasNaamahנַֽעֲמָֽה׃Na.'a.MahH5279.

23AndLamechלֶ֜מֶךְLe.mekhH3929saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hiswivesלְנָשָׁ֗יוle.na.ShavH802:Adahעָדָ֤ה'a.DahH5711andZillahוְצִלָּה֙ve.tzi.LahH6741,hearשְׁמַ֣עַןshe.Ma.'anH8085myvoiceקוֹלִ֔יko.LiH6963; Yewivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802ofLamechלֶ֔מֶךְLe.mekhH3929, hearken unto my speech: For I haveslainהָרַ֙גְתִּי֙ha.Rag.tiH2026amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376forwoundingלְפִצְעִ֔יle.fitz.'IH6482meH6963, And ayoungוְיֶ֖לֶדve.Ye.ledH3206manH376for bruisingmeH6963:

24IfH3588Cainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014shall beavengedיֻקַּם־yu.kam-H5358sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659,TrulyH3588Lamechוְלֶ֖מֶךְve.Le.mekhH3929seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657andsevenfoldH7659.

25AndAdamאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH121knewוַיֵּ֨דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802againעוֹד֙'OdH5750; andsheכִּ֣יkiH3588bare asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Sethשֵׁ֑תShetH8352: For, saidsheכִּ֥יkiH3588,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathappointedשָֽׁת־shat-H7896meH7121anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233insteadתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478ofAbelהֶ֔בֶלHe.velH1893; forCainקָֽיִן׃Ka.yinH7014slewהֲרָג֖וֹha.ra.GoH2026him.

26And toSethוּלְשֵׁ֤תul.ShetH8352, to him also there wasbornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121; and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Enoshאֱנ֑וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH583: thenbeganהוּחַ֔לhu.ChalH2490menH1121tocallלִקְרֹ֖אlik.Ro'H7121uponH7121thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Genesis 4

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