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Genesis 4 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Cain and Abel

(Luk 11:51; Heb 11:4; 12:24 )
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:1 -

Now the man [fn]had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have obtained a male child with the help of the LORD.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:2 - And again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a cultivator of the ground.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:3 - So it came about [fn]in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:4 - Abel, on his part also brought an offering, from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering;
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:5 - but for Cain and his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his face [fn]was gloomy.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:6 - Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why is your face [fn]gloomy?
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:7 - “If you do well, [fn]will your face not be [fn]cheerful? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:8 - Cain [fn]talked to his brother Abel; and it happened that when they were in the field Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
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Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:10 - Then He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to Me from the ground.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:11 - “Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:12 - “When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; you will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:13 - Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is too great to endure!
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:14 - “Behold, You have driven me this day from the face of the ground; and I will be hidden from Your face, and I will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:15 - So the LORD said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him seven times as much.” And the LORD [fn]placed a mark on Cain, so that no one finding him would kill him.
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Then Cain left the presence of the LORD, and [fn]settled in the land of [fn]Nod, east of Eden.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:17 -

Cain [fn]had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and Cain built a city, and named the city Enoch, after the name of his son.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:18 - Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:19 - Lamech took two wives for himself: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:20 - Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:21 - His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and flute.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:22 - As for Zillah, she also gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of all implements of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:23 -

Lamech said to his wives,

“Adah and Zillah,

Listen to my voice,

You wives of Lamech,

Pay attention to my words,

For I have killed a man for wounding me;

And a boy for striking me!

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:24 -

“If Cain is avenged seven times,

Then Lamech seventy-seven times!”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:25 -

Adam [fn]had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him [fn]Seth, for, she said, “God [fn]has appointed me another [fn]child in place of Abel, because Cain killed him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:26 - To Seth also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then people began to call [fn]upon the name of the LORD.
NASB20 Footnotes
Lit knew his
Lit at the end of days
Lit fell
Lit fallen
Or you will certainly be accepted
Lit lifted up
Lit said to
Or set a sign for
Lit dwelt
I.e., wandering
Lit knew his
Lit knew his
Heb Sheth
Heb shath
Lit seed
Or by
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