Genesis Chapter 4

Genesis Chapter 4
1 Afterward the man knew Eve his wife,
which conceived and bear Cain, and
said, I have obtained a man by the Lord.
2 And again she brought forth his brother
Abel, and Abel was a keeper of sheep,
and Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3 And in process of time it came to pass,
that Cain brought an oblation unto the
Lord of the fruit of the ground.
4 And Abel also himself brought of the
first fruits of his sheep, and of the fat of
them, and the Lord had respect unto
Abel, and to his offering,
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he
had no regard: wherefore Cain was
exceeding wroth, and his countenance
fell down.
6 Then the Lord said unto Cain, Why art
thou wroth? And why is thy countenance
cast down?
7 If thou do well, shalt thou not be
accepted? And if thou doest not well, sin
lieth at the door: also unto thee his
desire shall be subject, and thou shalt
rule over him.
8 Then Cain spake to Abel his brother.
And when they were in the field, Cain
rose up against Abel his brother, and
slew him.
9 Then the Lord said unto Cain, Where
is Abel thy brother? Who answered, I
cannot tell. Am I my brother’s keeper?
10 Again he said, What hast thou done?
The voice of thy brother’s blood cryeth
unto me from the ground.
11 Now therefore thou art cursed from
the earth, which hath opened her mouth
to receive thy brother’s blood from thine
hand.
12 When thou shalt till the ground, it
shall not henceforth yield unto thee her
strength: a vagabond and a renegade
shalt thou be in the earth. 13 Then Cain
said to the Lord, My punishment is
greater, than I can bear. 14 Behold, thou
hast cast me out this day from the earth,
and from thy face shall I be hid, and
shall be a vagabond, and a renegade in
the earth, and whosoever findeth me,
shall slay me.
15 Then the Lord said unto him,
Doubtless whosoever slayeth Cain, he
shall be punished seven fold. And the
Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any man
finding him should kill him.
16 Then Cain went out from the presence
of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod
toward the east side of Eden.
17 Cain also knew his wife, which
conceived and bear Enoch: and he built
a city, and called the name of the city by
the name of his son, Enoch. 18 And to
Enoch was born Irad, and Irad begat
Mehujael, and Mehujael begat
Methushael, and Methushael begat
Lamech.
19 And Lamech took him two wives: the
name of the one was Adah, and the name
of the other Zillah.
20 And Adah bear Jabal, who was the
father of such as dwell in the tents, and
of such as have cattle.
21 And his brother’s name was Jubal,
who was the father of all that play on the
harp and organs.
22 And Zillah also bear Tubal-cain, who
wrought cunningly every craft of brass
and of iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain
was Naamah. 23 Then Lamech said unto
his wives Adah and Zillah, Hear my
voice, ye wives of Lamech: hearken unto
my speech: for I would slay a man in my
wound, and a young man in mine hurt.
24 If Cain shall be avenged seven fold,
truly Lamech, seventy times seven fold.
25 And Adam knew his wife again, and
she bear a son, and she called his name
Seth: for God, said she, hath appointed
me another seed for Abel, because Cain
slew him.
26 And to the same Seth also there was
born a son, and he called his name Enos.
Then began men to call upon the name of
the Lord.