Genesis 4:1-16

1Now the man had relations with Eve his wife and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “I produced a man with Adonai.”

2Then she gave birth again, to his brother Abel. Abel became a shepherd of flocks while Cain became a worker of the ground.

3So it happened after some time that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to Adonai,

4while Abel—he also brought of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. Now Adonai looked favorably upon Abel and his offering,

5but upon Cain and his offering He did not look favorably. Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.

6Then Adonai said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?

7If you do well, it will lift. But if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the doorway. Its desire is for you, but you must master it.”

8Cain spoke to Abel his brother. While they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.

9Then Adonai said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” “I don’t know,” he said. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

10Then He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to Me from the ground.

11So now, cursed are you from the ground which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

12As often as you work the ground, it will not yield its crops to you again. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”

13Cain said to Adonai, “My iniquity is too great to bear!

14Since You expelled me today from the face of the ground and I must be hidden from Your presence, then I will be a restless wanderer on the earth—anyone who finds me will kill me!”

15But Adonai said to him, “In that case, anyone who kills Cain is to be avenged seven times over.” So Adonai put a mark on Cain, so that anyone who found him would not strike him down.

16Then Cain left Adonai’s presence and dwelled in the Land of Wandering, east of Eden.