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Genesis 4 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

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Cain and Abel

(Luk 11:51; Heb 11:4; 12:24 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:1 - And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:2 - And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:3 - And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:4 - And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And Jehovah had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:5 - but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:6 - And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:7 - If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door: and unto thee shall be its desire; but do thou rule over it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:8 - And Cain told 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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:9 - And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:10 - And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:11 - And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:12 - when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:13 - And Cain said unto Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:14 - Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the ground; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:15 - And Jehovah said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Jehovah appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:16 - And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:17 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:18 - And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael; and Mehujael begat Methushael; and Methushael begat Lamech.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:19 - And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:20 - And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:21 - And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:22 - And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:23 - 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 for wounding me,
And a young man for bruising me:

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If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold,
Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:25 - And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For, said she, God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:26 - And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then began men to call upon the name of Jehovah.
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