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Genesis 4:3-10

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.

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