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Genesis 4
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– New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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Cain and Abel

(Luk 11:51; Heb 11:4; 12:24 )

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Gen 4:1 - Now the man^H120 [fn]had^H3045 relations^H3045 with his wife^H802 Eve,^H2332 and she conceived^H2029 and gave^H3205 birth^H3205 to [fn]Cain,^H7014 and she said,^H559 “I have gotten^H7069 a [fn]manchild^H376 with the help of the LORD.”^H3068

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Gen 4:2 - Again,^H3254 she gave^H3205 birth^H3205 to his brother^H251 Abel.^H1893 And Abel^H1893 was a keeper^H7462 of flocks,^H6629 but Cain^H7014 was a tiller^H5647 of the ground.^H127

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Gen 4:3 - So it came^H1961 about [fn]in the course^H4480^H7093 of time^H3117 that Cain^H7014 brought^H935 an offering^H4503 to the LORD^H3068 of the fruit^H6529 of the ground.^H127

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Gen 4:4 - Abel,^H1893 on his part^H1571 also^H1571 brought^H935 of the firstlings^H1060 of his flock^H6629 and of their fat^H2459 portions.^H2459 And the LORD^H3068 had^H8159 regard^H8159 for Abel^H1893 and for his offering;^H4503

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Gen 4:5 - but for Cain^H7014 and for his offering^H4503 He had^H8159 no^H3808 regard.^H8159 So Cain^H7014 became^H2734 very^H3966 angry^H2734 and his countenance^H6440 fell.^H5307

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Gen 4:6 - Then the LORD^H3068 said^H559 to Cain,^H7014 “Why^H4100 are you angry?^H2734 And why^H4100 has your countenance^H6440 fallen?^H5307

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Gen 4:7 - “If^H518 you do^H3190 well,^H3190 [fn]will not your countenance be lifted^H7613 up? And if^H518 you do not do^H3190 well,^H3190 sin^H2403 is crouching^H7257 at the door;^H6607 and its desire^H8669 is for you, but you must master^H4910 it.”

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Gen 4:8 - Cain^H7014 [fn]told^H559 Abel^H1893 his brother.^H251 And it came^H1961 about when they were in the field,^H7704 that Cain^H7014 rose^H6965 up against^H413 Abel^H1893 his brother^H251 and killed^H2026 him.

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Gen 4:9 - Then the LORD^H3068 said^H559 to Cain,^H7014 “Where^H335 is Abel^H1893 your brother?”^H251 And he said,^H559 “I do not know.^H3045 Am I my brother’s^H251 keeper?”^H8104

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Gen 4:10 - He said,^H559 “What^H4100 have you done?^H6213 The voice^H6963 of your brother’s^H251 blood^H1818 is crying^H6817 to Me from the ground.^H127

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Gen 4:11 - “Now^H6258 you are cursed^H779 from the ground,^H127 which^H834 has opened^H6475 its mouth^H6310 to receive^H3947 your brother’s^H251 blood^H1818 from your hand.^H3027

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Gen 4:12 - “When^H3588 you cultivate^H5647 the ground,^H127 it will no^H3808 longer^H3254 yield^H5414 its strength^H3581 to you; you will be a vagrant^H5128 and a wanderer^H5110 on the earth.”^H776

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Gen 4:13 - Cain^H7014 said^H559 to the LORD,^H3068 “My punishment^H5771 is too^H4480 great^H1419 to bear!^H5375

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Gen 4:14 - “Behold,^H2005 You have driven^H1644 me this day^H3117 from the face^H6440 of the ground;^H127 and from Your face^H6440 I will be hidden,^H5641 and I will be a vagrant^H5128 and a wanderer^H5110 on the earth,^H776 and whoever^H3605 finds^H4672 me will kill^H2026 me.”

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Gen 4:15 - So the LORD^H3068 said^H559 to him, “Therefore^H3651 whoever^H3605 kills^H2026 Cain,^H7014 vengeance^H5358 will be taken^H5358 on him sevenfold.”^H7659 And the LORD^H3068 [fn]appointed^H7760 a sign^H226 for Cain,^H7014 so that no^H3605 one^H3605 finding^H4672 him would slay^H5221 him.

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Gen 4:16 - Then Cain^H7014 went^H3318 out from the presence^H6440 of the LORD,^H3068 and [fn]settled^H3427 in the land^H776 of [fn]Nod,^H5113 east^H6926 of Eden.^H5731

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Gen 4:17 - Cain^H7014 [fn]had^H3045 relations^H3045 with his wife^H802 and she conceived,^H2029 and gave^H3205 birth^H3205 to Enoch;^H2585 and he built^H1129 a city,^H5892 and called^H7121 the name^H8034 of the city^H5892 Enoch,^H2585 after the name^H8034 of his son.^H1121

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Gen 4:18 - Now to Enoch^H2585 was born^H3205 Irad,^H5897 and Irad^H5897 [fn]became^H3205 the father^H3205 of Mehujael,^H4232 and Mehujael^H4232 [fn]became^H3205 the father^H3205 of Methushael,^H4967 and Methushael^H4967 [fn]became^H3205 the father^H3205 of Lamech.^H3929

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Gen 4:19 - Lamech^H3929 took^H3947 to himself two^H8147 wives:^H802 the name^H8034 of the one^H259 was Adah,^H5711 and the name^H8034 of the other,^H8145 Zillah.^H6741

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Gen 4:20 - Adah^H5711 gave^H3205 birth^H3205 to Jabal;^H2989 he was the father^H1 of those who dwell^H3427 in tents^H168 and have livestock.^H4735

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Gen 4:21 - His brother’s^H251 name^H8034 was Jubal;^H3106 he was the father^H1 of all^H3605 those who play^H8610 the lyre^H3658 and pipe.^H5748

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Gen 4:22 - As for Zillah,^H6741 she also^H1571 gave^H3205 birth^H3205 to Tubal-cain,^H8423 the forger^H3913 of all^H3605 implements^H2790 of bronze^H5178 and iron;^H1270 and the sister^H269 of Tubal-cain^H8423 was Naamah.^H5279

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Gen 4:23 - Lamech^H3929 said^H559 to his wives,^H802
“Adah^H5711 and Zillah,^H6741
Listen^H8085 to my voice,^H6963
You wives^H802 of Lamech,^H3929
Give^H238 heed^H238 to my speech,^H565
For I [fn]have killed^H2026 a man^H376 for wounding^H6482 me;
And a boy^H3206 for striking^H2250 me;

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Gen 4:24 - If^H3588 Cain^H7014 is avenged^H5358 sevenfold,^H7659
Then Lamech^H3929 seventy-sevenfold.”^H7657

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Gen 4:25 - Adam^H121 [fn]had^H3045 relations^H3045 with his wife^H802 again;^H5750 and she gave^H3205 birth^H3205 to a son,^H1121 and named^H7121^H8034 him [fn]Seth,^H8352 for, she said, “God^H430 [fn]has appointed^H7896 me another^H312 [fn]offspring^H2233 in place^H8478 of Abel,^H1893 for Cain^H7014 killed^H2026 him.”

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Gen 4:26 - To Seth,^H8352 to him also^H1571 a son^H1121 was born;^H3205 and he called^H7121 his name^H8034 Enosh.^H583 Then^H227 men began^H2490 to call^H7121 [fn]upon the name^H8034 of the LORD.^H3068

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NASB95 Footnotes

Literally: knew

I.e. gotten one

Or, man, the LORD

Literally: at the end of days

(4:7)

Or, surely you will be accepted

Literally: said to

Or, set a mark on

Literally: dwelt

I.e. wandering

Literally: knew

Literally: begot

Or, kill

Literally: knew

Hebrew: Sheth

Hebrew: shath

Literally: seed

Or, by

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Genesis 4
NASB95
– New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)