Revised Version 1895

Genesis 4:8-26

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.

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