Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 4

1AndAdamוְהָ֣אָדָ֔םve.Ha.'a.DamH120knewיָדַ֖ע אֶת־ya.Da' 'et-H3045 H853Eveחַוָּ֣הcha.VahH2332hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802; and sheconceivedוַתַּ֙הַר֙va.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֣לֶד אֶת־va.Te.led 'et-H3205 H853Cainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014, andsaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, I havegottenקָנִ֥יתִיka.Ni.tiH7069amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376fromאֶת־'et-H854theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2And sheagainוַתֹּ֣סֶףva.To.sefH3254boreלָלֶ֔דֶתla.Le.detH3205hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Abelהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1893. AndAbelהֶ֙בֶל֙he.velH1893was akeeperרֹ֣עֵהRo.'ehH7462ofsheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629, butCainוְקַ֕יִןve.Ka.yinH7014was atillerעֹבֵ֥ד'o.VedH5647of thegroundאֲדָמָֽה׃'a.da.MahH127.

3And inprocessמִקֵּ֣ץmi.KetzH7093oftimeיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117it came to pass, thatCainקַ֜יִןKa.yinH7014broughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935of thefruitמִפְּרִ֧יmi.pe.RiH6529of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֛הha.'a.da.MahH127anofferingמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

4AndAbelוְהֶ֨בֶלve.He.velH1893,heה֛וּאhu'H1931alsobroughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935of thefirstlingsH1062of hisflockצֹאנ֖וֹtzo.NoH6629and of itsfatוּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶ֑ןu.me.chel.ve.HenH2459. And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hadrespectוַיִּ֣שַׁעvai.Yi.sha'H8159toAbelהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1893and to hisofferingמִנְחָתֽוֹ׃min.cha.ToH4503:

5But toCainקַ֥יִןKa.yinH7014and to hisofferingמִנְחָת֖וֹmin.cha.ToH4503he had notrespectשָׁעָ֑הsha.'AhH8159. AndCainלְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinH7014wasveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966angryוַיִּ֤חַרvai.Yi.charH2734, and hiscountenanceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toCainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014, Why art thouangryחָ֣רָהCha.rahH2734? and why is thycountenanceפָנֶֽיךָ׃fa.Nei.khaH6440fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307?

7IfH518thou doestwellתֵּיטִיב֙tei.TivH3190, shalt thou not beacceptedשְׂאֵ֔תse.'EtH7613? and if thou doest notwellתֵיטִ֔יבtei.TivH3190,sinחַטָּ֣אתcha.TatH2403liethרֹבֵ֑ץro.VetzH7257at thedoorלַפֶּ֖תַחla.Pe.tachH6607. And to thee shall be hisdesireתְּשׁ֣וּקָת֔וֹte.Shu.ka.ToH8669, and thou shaltruleתִּמְשָׁל־tim.shol-H4910over him.

8AndCainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014talkedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559withאֶל־'el-H413Abelהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1893hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251: and it came to pass, when they were in thefieldH7704, thatCainקַ֛יִןKa.yinH7014roseupוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965againstאֶל־'el-H413Abelהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1893hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251, and slewhimוַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ׃vai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026.

9And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toCainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014,Whereאֵ֖י'eiH335isAbelהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1893thybrotherאָחִ֑יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251? And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not: Am I mybrother’sאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251keeperהֲשֹׁמֵ֥רha.sho.MerH8104?

10And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213? thevoiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of thybrother’sאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818criethצֹעֲקִ֥יםtzo.'a.KimH6817to me from thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

11And now art thoucursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779from theearthהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127, which hathopenedפָּצְתָ֣הpa.tze.TahH6475hermouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310toreceiveלָקַ֛חַתla.Ka.chatH3947thybrother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bloodדְּמֵ֥יde.MeiH1818from thyhandמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027;

12Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588thoutillestתַֽעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647thegroundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, it shall nothenceforthתֹסֵ֥ףto.SefH3254yieldתֵּת־tet-H5414to thee itsstrengthכֹּחָ֖הּko.ChahH3581; afugitiveנָ֥עna'H5128and avagabondוָנָ֖דva.NadH5110shalt thou be in theearthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.

13AndCainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Mypunishmentעֲוֹנִ֖י'a.vo.NiH5771isgreaterגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419than I canbearמִנְּשֹֽׂא׃mi.ne.So'H5375.

14Behold, thou hast drivenmeגֵּרַ֨שְׁתָּge.Rash.taH1644thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117from thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127; andfromמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921thyfaceוּמִפָּנֶ֖יךָu.mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440shall I behidאֶסָּתֵ֑ר'e.sa.TerH5641; and I shall be afugitiveנָ֤עna'H5128and avagabondוָנָד֙va.NadH5110in theearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776; and it shall come topassH1961, that any one that findethmeמֹצְאִ֖יmo.tze.'IH4672shall slaymeיַֽהַרְגֵֽנִי׃Ya.har.Ge.niH2026.

15And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651whoeverslayethהֹרֵ֣גho.RegH2026Cainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014, vengeance shall betakenיֻקָּ֑םyu.KamH5358on himsevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659. And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068setוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760amarkא֔וֹת'otH226uponCainלְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinH7014,lestלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115anyfindingמֹצְאֽוֹ׃mo.tze.'OH4672him shouldkillהַכּוֹת־ha.kot-H5221him.

16AndCainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014wentoutוַיֵּ֥צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318from 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; and sheconceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Enochחֲנ֑וֹךְcha.NokhH2585: and hebuiltבֹּ֣נֶהBo.nehH1129acityעִ֔יר'IrH5892, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, after thenameכְּשֵׁ֖םke.ShemH8034of hissonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121,Enochחֲנֽוֹךְ׃cha.NokhH2585.

18And toEnochלַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙la.cha.noKhH2585wasbornוַיִּוָּלֵ֤דvai.yi.va.LedH3205Iradעִירָ֔ד'i.RadH5897: andIradוְעִירָ֕דve.'i.RadH5897begatיָלַ֖דya.LadH3205Mehujaelמְחֽוּיָאֵ֑לme.chu.ya.'ElH4232: andMehujaelוּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗לu.me.chi.ya.'ElH4232begatיָלַד֙ya.LadH3205Methusaelמְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔לme.Tu.sha.'ElH4967: andMethusaelוּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖לu.me.tu.sha.'ElH4967begatיָלַ֥דya.LadH3205Lamechלָֽמֶךְ׃La.mekhH3929.

19AndLamechלֶ֖מֶךְLe.mekhH3929tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947to himtwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802: thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of theoneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259wasAdahעָדָ֔ה'a.DahH5711, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theotherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145Zillahצִלָּֽה׃tzi.LahH6741.

20AndAdahעָדָ֖ה'a.DahH5711boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jabalיָבָ֑לya.ValH2989: he was thefatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1of such asdwellיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427intentsאֹ֖הֶל'O.helH168, and of such as havecattleוּמִקְנֶֽה׃u.mik.NehH4735.

21And hisbrother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasJubalיוּבָ֑לyu.ValH3106: he was thefatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1of all such ashandleתֹּפֵ֥שׂto.FesH8610theharpכִּנּ֖וֹרki.NorH3658andfluteוְעוּגָֽב׃ve.'u.GavH5748.

22AndZillahוְצִלָּ֣הve.tzi.LahH6741, she alsoboreיָֽלְדָה֙yal.DahH3205TubalcainH8423, aninstructorלֹטֵ֕שׁlo.TeshH3913of everycraftsmanH2794inbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178andironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270: and thesisterוַֽאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269ofTubalcainH8423wasNaamahנַֽעֲמָֽה׃Na.'a.MahH5279.

23AndLamechלֶ֜מֶךְLe.mekhH3929saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hiswivesלְנָשָׁ֗יוle.na.ShavH802,Adahעָדָ֤ה'a.DahH5711andZillahוְצִלָּה֙ve.tzi.LahH6741,Hearשְׁמַ֣עַןshe.Ma.'anH8085myvoiceקוֹלִ֔יko.LiH6963; yewivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802ofLamechלֶ֔מֶךְLe.mekhH3929,hearkenהַאְזֵ֖נָּהha'.Ze.nahH238to myspeechאִמְרָתִ֑י'im.ra.TiH565: for I haveslainהָרַ֙גְתִּי֙ha.Rag.tiH2026amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376who woundedmeלְפִצְעִ֔יle.fitz.'IH6482, and a youngmanוְיֶ֖לֶדve.Ye.ledH3206for hurtingmeלְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃le.cha.bu.ra.TiH2250.

24Ifכִּ֥יkiH3588Cainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014shall beavengedיֻקַּם־yu.kam-H5358sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659, trulyLamechוְלֶ֖מֶךְve.Le.mekhH3929seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657andsevenfoldוְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ve.shiv.'AhH7651.

25AndAdamH120knewוַיֵּ֨דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802againעוֹד֙'OdH5750; and sheboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Sethשֵׁ֑תShetH8352: ForGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430, said she, hathappointedשָֽׁת־shat-H7896meanotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233insteadתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478ofAbelהֶ֔בֶלHe.velH1893,whomH3588Cainקָֽיִן׃Ka.yinH7014slewהֲרָג֖וֹha.ra.GoH2026.

26And toSethוּלְשֵׁ֤תul.ShetH8352, tohimהוּא֙hu'H1931also there wasbornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121; and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Enosאֱנ֑וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH583: then beganmenהוּחַ֔לhu.ChalH2490tocallלִקְרֹ֖אlik.Ro'H7121upon thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Genesis 4

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