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Genesis 4:3-15

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.

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