Revised Version 1895

Genesis 4:2-11

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;

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