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Genesis Chapter 4

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1. And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.

1 וְהָ֣אָדָ֔ם יָדַ֖ע אֶת ־חַוָּ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וַתַּ֙הַר֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד אֶת ־קַ֔יִן וַתֹּ֕אמֶר קָנִ֥יתִי אִ֖ישׁ אֶת ־יְהוָֽה ׃

2. And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

2 וַתֹּ֣סֶף לָלֶ֔דֶת אֶת ־אָחִ֖יו אֶת ־הָ֑בֶל וַֽיְהִי ־הֶ֙בֶל֙ רֹ֣עֵה צֹ֔אן וְקַ֕יִן הָיָ֖ה עֹבֵ֥ד אֲדָמָֽה ׃

3. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.

3 וַֽיְהִ֖י מִקֵּ֣ץ יָמִ֑ים וַיָּבֵ֨א קַ֜יִן מִפְּרִ֧י הָֽאֲדָמָ֛ה מִנְחָ֖ה לַֽיהוָֽה ׃

4. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

4 וְהֶ֨בֶל הֵבִ֥יא גַם ־ה֛וּא מִבְּכֹר֥וֹת צֹאנ֖וֹ וּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶ֑ן וַיִּ֣שַׁע יְהוָ֔ה אֶל ־הֶ֖בֶל וְאֶל ־מִנְחָתֽוֹ ׃

5. But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

5 וְאֶל ־קַ֥יִן וְאֶל ־מִנְחָת֖וֹ לֹ֣א שָׁעָ֑ה וַיִּ֤חַר לְקַ֙יִן֙ מְאֹ֔ד וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ פָּנָֽיו ׃

6. And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

6 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל ־קָ֑יִן לָ֚מָּה חָ֣רָה לָ֔ךְ וְלָ֖מָּה נָפְל֥וּ פָנֶֽיךָ ׃

7. If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

7 הֲל֤וֹא אִם ־תֵּיטִיב֙ שְׂאֵ֔ת וְאִם֙ לֹ֣א תֵיטִ֔יב לַפֶּ֖תַח חַטָּ֣את רֹבֵ֑ץ וְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ תְּשׁ֣וּקָת֔וֹ וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּמְשָׁל ־בּֽוֹ ׃

8. And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

8 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר קַ֖יִן אֶל ־הֶ֣בֶל אָחִ֑יו וַֽיְהִי֙ בִּהְיוֹתָ֣ם בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַיָּ֥קָם קַ֛יִן אֶל ־הֶ֥בֶל אָחִ֖יו וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ ׃

9. And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?

9 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל ־קַ֔יִן אֵ֖י הֶ֣בֶל אָחִ֑יךָ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי הֲשֹׁמֵ֥ר אָחִ֖י אָנֹֽכִי ׃

10. And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

10 וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֑יתָ ק֚וֹל דְּמֵ֣י אָחִ֔יךָ צֹעֲקִ֥ים אֵלַ֖י מִן ־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה ׃

11. And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;

11 וְעַתָּ֖ה אָר֣וּר אָ֑תָּה מִן ־הָֽאֲדָמָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּצְתָ֣ה אֶת ־פִּ֔יהָ לָקַ֛חַת אֶת ־דְּמֵ֥י אָחִ֖יךָ מִיָּדֶֽךָ ׃

12. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

12 כִּ֤י תַֽעֲבֹד֙ אֶת ־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה לֹֽא ־תֹסֵ֥ף תֵּת ־כֹּחָ֖הּ לָ֑ךְ נָ֥ע וָנָ֖ד תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה בָאָֽרֶץ ׃

13. And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

13 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר קַ֖יִן אֶל ־יְהוָ֑ה גָּד֥וֹל עֲוֺנִ֖י מִנְּשֹֽׂא ׃

14. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.

14 הֵן֩ גֵּרַ֨שְׁתָּ אֹתִ֜י הַיּ֗וֹם מֵעַל֙ פְּנֵ֣י הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה וּמִפָּנֶ֖יךָ אֶסָּתֵ֑ר וְהָיִ֜יתִי נָ֤ע וָנָד֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ וְהָיָ֥ה כָל ־מֹצְאִ֖י יַֽהַרְגֵֽנִי ׃

15. And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

15 וַיֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣וֹ יְהוָ֗ה לָכֵן֙ כָּל ־הֹרֵ֣ג קַ֔יִן שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם יֻקָּ֑ם וַיָּ֨שֶׂם יְהוָ֤ה לְקַ֙יִן֙ א֔וֹת לְבִלְתִּ֥י הַכּוֹת ־אֹת֖וֹ כָּל ־מֹצְאֽוֹ ׃

16. And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

16 וַיֵּ֥צֵא קַ֖יִן מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ ־נ֖וֹד קִדְמַת ־עֵֽדֶן ׃

17. And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

17 וַיֵּ֤דַע קַ֙יִן֙ אֶת ־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֣לֶד אֶת ־חֲנ֑וֹךְ וַֽיְהִי֙ בֹּ֣נֶה עִ֔יר וַיִּקְרָא֙ שֵׁ֣ם הָעִ֔יר כְּשֵׁ֖ם בְּנ֥וֹ חֲנֽוֹךְ ׃

18. And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

18 וַיִּוָּלֵ֤ד לַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙ אֶת ־עִירָ֔ד וְעִירָ֕ד יָלַ֖ד אֶת ־מְחֽוּיָאֵ֑ל וּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗ל יָלַד֙ אֶת ־מְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔ל וּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖ל יָלַ֥ד אֶת ־לָֽמֶךְ ׃

19. And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

19 וַיִּֽקַּֽח ־ל֥וֹ לֶ֖מֶךְ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֑ים שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙ עָדָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית צִלָּֽה ׃

20. And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.

20 וַתֵּ֥לֶד עָדָ֖ה אֶת ־יָבָ֑ל ה֣וּא הָיָ֔ה אֲבִ֕י יֹשֵׁ֥ב אֹ֖הֶל וּמִקְנֶֽה ׃

21. And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.

21 וְשֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו יוּבָ֑ל ה֣וּא הָיָ֔ה אֲבִ֕י כָּל ־תֹּפֵ֥שׂ כִּנּ֖וֹר וְעוּגָֽב ׃

22. And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

22 וְצִלָּ֣ה גַם ־הִ֗וא יָֽלְדָה֙ אֶת ־תּ֣וּבַל קַ֔יִן לֹטֵ֕שׁ כָּל ־חֹרֵ֥שׁ נְחֹ֖שֶׁת וּבַרְזֶ֑ל וַֽאֲח֥וֹת תּֽוּבַל ־קַ֖יִן נַֽעֲמָֽה ׃

23. And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

23 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לֶ֜מֶךְ לְנָשָׁ֗יו עָדָ֤ה וְצִלָּה֙ שְׁמַ֣עַן קוֹלִ֔י נְשֵׁ֣י לֶ֔מֶךְ הַאְזֵ֖נָּה אִמְרָתִ֑י כִּ֣י אִ֤ישׁ הָרַ֙גְתִּי֙ לְפִצְעִ֔י וְיֶ֖לֶד לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי ׃

24. If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

24 כִּ֥י שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם יֻקַּם ־קָ֑יִן וְלֶ֖מֶךְ שִׁבְעִ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָֽה ׃

25. And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

25 וַיֵּ֨דַע אָדָ֥ם עוֹד֙ אֶת ־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת ־שְׁמ֖וֹ שֵׁ֑ת כִּ֣י שָֽׁת ־לִ֤י אֱלֹהִים֙ זֶ֣רַע אַחֵ֔ר תַּ֣חַת הֶ֔בֶל כִּ֥י הֲרָג֖וֹ קָֽיִן ׃