Revised Version 1895

Genesis 4:1-8

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.

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