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Genesis 4 :: King James Version (KJV)

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Cain and Abel

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

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Gen 4:1 - And Adam^H120 knew^H3045^H853 Eve^H2332 his wife;^H802 and she conceived,^H2029 and bare^H3205^H853 Cain,^H7014 and said,^H559 I have gotten^H7069 a man^H376 from^H854 the LORD.^H3068

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Gen 4:2 - And she again^H3254 bare^H3205 his brother^H251 Abel.^H1893 And Abel^H1893 was a keeper^H7462 of sheep,^H6629 but Cain^H7014 was a tiller^H5647 of the ground.^H127

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Gen 4:3 - And in process^H7093 of time^H3117 it came to pass, that Cain^H7014 brought^H935 of the fruit^H6529 of the ground^H127 an offering^H4503 unto the LORD.^H3068

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Gen 4:4 - And Abel,^H1893 he^H1931 also brought^H935 of the firstlings^H1062 of his flock^H6629 and of the fat^H2459 thereof. And the LORD^H3068 had respect^H8159 unto Abel^H1893 and to his offering:^H4503

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Gen 4:5 - But unto Cain^H7014 and to his offering^H4503 he had not respect.^H8159 And Cain^H7014 was very^H3966 wroth,^H2734 and his countenance^H6440 fell.^H5307

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Gen 4:6 - And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto Cain,^H7014 Why art thou wroth?^H2734 and why is thy countenance^H6440 fallen?^H5307

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Gen 4:7 - If^H518 thou doest well,^H3190 shalt thou not be accepted?^H7613 and if thou doest not well,^H3190 sin^H2403 lieth^H7257 at the door.^H6607 And unto thee shall be his desire,^H8669 and thou shalt rule^H4910 over him.

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Gen 4:8 - And Cain^H7014 talked^H559 with^H413 Abel^H1893 his brother:^H251 and it came to pass, when they were in the field,^H7704 that Cain^H7014 rose up^H6965 against^H413 Abel^H1893 his brother,^H251 and slew him.^H2026

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Gen 4:9 - And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto Cain,^H7014 Where^H335 is Abel^H1893 thy brother?^H251 And he said,^H559 I know^H3045 not: Am I my brother's^H251 keeper?^H8104

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Gen 4:10 - And he said,^H559 What^H4100 hast thou done?^H6213 the voice^H6963 of thy brother's^H251 blood^H1818 crieth^H6817 unto me from the ground.^H127

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Gen 4:11 - And now art thou cursed^H779 from the earth,^H127 which hath opened^H6475 her mouth^H6310 to receive^H3947 thy brother's^H251 blood^H1818 from thy hand;^H3027

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Gen 4:12 - When^H3588 thou tillest^H5647 the ground,^H127 it shall not henceforth^H3254 yield^H5414 unto thee her strength;^H3581 a fugitive^H5128 and a vagabond^H5110 shalt thou be in the earth.^H776

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Gen 4:13 - And Cain^H7014 said^H559 unto the LORD,^H3068 My punishment^H5771 is greater^H1419 than I can bear.^H5375

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Gen 4:14 - Behold, thou hast driven me out^H1644 this day^H3117 from the face^H6440 of the earth;^H127 and from^H5921 thy face^H6440 shall I be hid;^H5641 and I shall be a fugitive^H5128 and a vagabond^H5110 in the earth;^H776 and it shall come to pass,^H1961 that every one that findeth me^H4672 shall slay me.^H2026

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Gen 4:15 - And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto him, Therefore^H3651 whosoever slayeth^H2026 Cain,^H7014 vengeance shall be taken^H5358 on him sevenfold.^H7659 And the LORD^H3068 set^H7760 a mark^H226 upon Cain,^H7014 lest^H1115 any finding^H4672 him should kill^H5221 him.

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Gen 4:16 - And Cain^H7014 went out^H3318 from the presence^H6440 of the LORD,^H3068 and dwelt^H3427 in the land^H776 of Nod,^H5113 on the east^H6926 of Eden.^H5731

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Gen 4:17 - And Cain^H7014 knew^H3045 his wife;^H802 and she conceived,^H2029 and bare^H3205 Enoch:^H2585 and he builded^H1129 a city,^H5892 and called^H7121 the name^H8034 of the city,^H5892 after the name^H8034 of his son,^H1121 Enoch.^H2585

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Gen 4:18 - And unto Enoch^H2585 was born^H3205 Irad:^H5897 and Irad^H5897 begat^H3205 Mehujael:^H4232 and Mehujael^H4232 begat^H3205 Methusael:^H4967 and Methusael^H4967 begat^H3205 Lamech.^H3929

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Gen 4:19 - And Lamech^H3929 took^H3947 unto him 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 - And Adah^H5711 bare^H3205 Jabal:^H2989 he was the father^H1 of such as dwell^H3427 in tents,^H168 and of such as have cattle.^H4735

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Gen 4:21 - And his brother's^H251 name^H8034 was Jubal:^H3106 he was the father^H1 of all such as handle^H8610 the harp^H3658 and organ.^H5748

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Gen 4:22 - And Zillah,^H6741 she also bare^H3205 Tubalcain,^H8423 an instructer^H3913 of every artificer^H2794 in brass^H5178 and iron:^H1270 and the sister^H269 of Tubalcain^H8423 was Naamah.^H5279

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Gen 4:23 - And Lamech^H3929 said^H559 unto his wives,^H802 Adah^H5711 and Zillah,^H6741 Hear^H8085 my voice;^H6963 ye wives^H802 of Lamech,^H3929 hearken^H238 unto my speech:^H565 for I have slain^H2026 a man^H376 to my wounding,^H6482 and a young man^H3206 to my hurt.^H2250

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Gen 4:24 - If^H3588 Cain^H7014 shall be avenged^H5358 sevenfold,^H7659 truly Lamech^H3929 seventy^H7657 and sevenfold.^H7651

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Gen 4:25 - And Adam^H120 knew^H3045 his wife^H802 again;^H5750 and she bare^H3205 a son,^H1121 and called^H7121 his name^H8034 Seth:^H8352 For God,^H430 said she, hath appointed^H7896 me another^H312 seed^H2233 instead^H8478 of Abel,^H1893 whom^H3588 Cain^H7014 slew.^H2026

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Gen 4:26 - And to Seth,^H8352 to him^H1931 also there was born^H3205 a son;^H1121 and he called^H7121 his name^H8034 Enos:^H583 then began men^H2490 to call^H7121 upon the name^H8034 of the LORD.^H3068

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