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Genesis 4 :: King James Version (KJV)

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Cain and Abel

(Luk 11:51; Heb 11:4; 12:24 )
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:1 - And Adam H120 knew H3045 H853 Eve H2332 his wife; H802 and she conceived, H2029 and bare H3205 H853 Cain, H7014 and said, H559 I have gotten H7069 a man H376 from H854 the LORD. H3068
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:2 - And she again H3254 bare H3205 his brother H251 Abel. H1893 And Abel H1893 was a keeper H7462 of sheep, H6629 but Cain H7014 was a tiller H5647 of the ground. H127
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:3 - And in process H7093 of time H3117 it came to pass, that Cain H7014 brought H935 of the fruit H6529 of the ground H127 an offering H4503 unto the LORD. H3068
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:4 - And Abel, H1893 he H1931 also brought H935 of the firstlings H1062 of his flock H6629 and of the fat H2459 thereof. And the LORD H3068 had respect H8159 unto Abel H1893 and to his offering: H4503
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:5 - But unto Cain H7014 and to his offering H4503 he had not respect. H8159 And Cain H7014 was very H3966 wroth, H2734 and his countenance H6440 fell. H5307
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:6 - And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto Cain, H7014 Why art thou wroth? H2734 and why is thy countenance H6440 fallen? H5307
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:7 - If H518 thou doest well, H3190 shalt thou not be accepted? H7613 and if thou doest not well, H3190 sin H2403 lieth H7257 at the door. H6607 And unto thee shall be his desire, H8669 and thou shalt rule H4910 over him.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:8 - And Cain H7014 talked H559 with H413 Abel H1893 his brother: H251 and it came to pass, when they were in the field, H7704 that Cain H7014 rose up H6965 against H413 Abel H1893 his brother, H251 and slew him. H2026
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:9 - And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto Cain, H7014 Where H335 is Abel H1893 thy brother? H251 And he said, H559 I know H3045 not: Am I my brother's H251 keeper? H8104
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:10 - And he said, H559 What H4100 hast thou done? H6213 the voice H6963 of thy brother's H251 blood H1818 crieth H6817 unto me from the ground. H127
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:11 - And now art thou cursed H779 from the earth, H127 which hath opened H6475 her mouth H6310 to receive H3947 thy brother's H251 blood H1818 from thy hand; H3027
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:12 - When H3588 thou tillest H5647 the ground, H127 it shall not henceforth H3254 yield H5414 unto thee her strength; H3581 a fugitive H5128 and a vagabond H5110 shalt thou be in the earth. H776
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:13 - And Cain H7014 said H559 unto the LORD, H3068 My punishment H5771 is greater H1419 than I can bear. H5375
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:14 - Behold, thou hast driven me out H1644 this day H3117 from the face H6440 of the earth; H127 and from H5921 thy face H6440 shall I be hid; H5641 and I shall be a fugitive H5128 and a vagabond H5110 in the earth; H776 and it shall come to pass, H1961 that every one that findeth me H4672 shall slay me. H2026
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:15 - And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto him, Therefore H3651 whosoever slayeth H2026 Cain, H7014 vengeance shall be taken H5358 on him sevenfold. H7659 And the LORD H3068 set H7760 a mark H226 upon Cain, H7014 lest H1115 any finding H4672 him should kill H5221 him.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:16 - And Cain H7014 went out H3318 from the presence H6440 of the LORD, H3068 and dwelt H3427 in the land H776 of Nod, H5113 on the east H6926 of Eden. H5731
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:17 - And Cain H7014 knew H3045 his wife; H802 and she conceived, H2029 and bare H3205 Enoch: H2585 and he builded H1129 a city, H5892 and called H7121 the name H8034 of the city, H5892 after the name H8034 of his son, H1121 Enoch. H2585
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:18 - And unto Enoch H2585 was born H3205 Irad: H5897 and Irad H5897 begat H3205 Mehujael: H4232 and Mehujael H4232 begat H3205 Methusael: H4967 and Methusael H4967 begat H3205 Lamech. H3929
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:19 - And Lamech H3929 took H3947 unto him two H8147 wives: H802 the name H8034 of the one H259 was Adah, H5711 and the name H8034 of the other H8145 Zillah. H6741
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:20 - And Adah H5711 bare H3205 Jabal: H2989 he was the father H1 of such as dwell H3427 in tents, H168 and of such as have cattle. H4735
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:21 - And his brother's H251 name H8034 was Jubal: H3106 he was the father H1 of all such as handle H8610 the harp H3658 and organ. H5748
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:22 - And Zillah, H6741 she also bare H3205 Tubalcain, H8423 an instructer H3913 of every artificer H2794 in brass H5178 and iron: H1270 and the sister H269 of Tubalcain H8423 was Naamah. H5279
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:23 - And Lamech H3929 said H559 unto his wives, H802 Adah H5711 and Zillah, H6741 Hear H8085 my voice; H6963 ye wives H802 of Lamech, H3929 hearken H238 unto my speech: H565 for I have slain H2026 a man H376 to my wounding, H6482 and a young man H3206 to my hurt. H2250
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:24 - If H3588 Cain H7014 shall be avenged H5358 sevenfold, H7659 truly Lamech H3929 seventy H7657 and sevenfold. H7651
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:25 - And Adam H120 knew H3045 his wife H802 again; H5750 and she bare H3205 a son, H1121 and called H7121 his name H8034 Seth: H8352 For God, H430 said she, hath appointed H7896 me another H312 seed H2233 instead H8478 of Abel, H1893 whom H3588 Cain H7014 slew. H2026
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:26 - And to Seth, H8352 to him H1931 also there was born H3205 a son; H1121 and he called H7121 his name H8034 Enos: H583 then began men H2490 to call H7121 upon the name H8034 of the LORD. H3068
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