Gen 4
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And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and brought forth Cain and said, I have
gained a man through God.
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And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was
a tiller of the ground.
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And it was so Gr. after days after some time that Cain brought of the fruits of the earth a sacrifice to the Lord.
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And Abel Gr. he also also brought of the first born of his sheep and of his fatlings, and God looked upon
Abel and his gifts,
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but Cain and his sacrifices he regarded not, and Cain was exceedingly sorrowful and
his countenance fell.
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And the Lord God said to Cain, Why are you become very sorrowful and why is your countenance
fallen?
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Have you not sinned if you have brought it rightly, but not rightly divided it? be
still, to you shall be his submission, and you shall rule over him.
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And Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go out into the plain; and it came to pass
that when they were in the plain Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
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And the Lord God said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? and he said, I know not,
am I my brother’s keeper?
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And the Lord said, What have you done? the voice of your brother’s blood cries to
me out of the ground.
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And now you are cursed from the earth which has opened her mouth to receive your brother’s
blood from your hand.
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When you till the earth, then it shall not continue to give its strength to you: you
shall be groaning and trembling on the earth.
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And Cain said to the Lord God, My crime is too great for me to be forgiven.
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If you cast me out this day from the face of the earth, and I shall be hidden from
your presence, Or, then shall I be and I shall be groaning and trembling upon the earth, then it will be that any one
that finds me shall slay me.
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And the Lord God said to him, Not so, any one that slays Cain shall Gr. pay seven penalties suffer seven-fold vengeance; and
the Lord God set a mark upon Cain that no one that
found him might slay him.
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So Cain went forth from the presence of God and dwelt in the land of Nod over against
Edem.
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And Cain knew his wife, and having conceived she bore Enoch; and he Or, was building built a city; and he named the city after
the name of his son, Enoch.
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And to Enoch was born Gaidad; and Gaidad engendered Maleleel; and Maleleel engendered
Mathusala; and Mathusala engendered Lamech.
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And Lamech took to himself two wives; the name of the one was Ada, and the name of
the second Sella.
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And Ada bore Jobel; he was the father of those that dwell in tents, feeding cattle.
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And the name of his brother was Jubal; he it was who Gr. made known invented the psaltery and harp.
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And Sella Gr. she also also bore Thobel; he was a smith, a manufacturer both of brass and iron; and the
sister of Thobel was Noema.
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And Lamech said to his wives, Ada and Sella, Hear my voice, you wives of Lamech, consider
my words, because I have slain a man to my Gr. wound sorrow and a youth to my Gr. hurt grief.
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Because vengeance has been exacted seven times on Cain’s behalf, on Lamech’s it shall
be seventy times seven.
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And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and called his name
Seth, saying, For God has raised up to me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain
slew.
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And Seth had a son, and he called his name Enos: he Or, trusted, q. d. had faith to call, &c.; The LXX seem to have read lxwh
as a part
of lxy hoped to call on the name of the Lord God.