| 4:1 | Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, "I have acquired a man from the LORD." |
| 4:2 | Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. |
| 4:3 | And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the LORD. |
| 4:4 | Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the LORD respected Abel and his offering, |
| 4:5 | but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. |
| 4:6 | So the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? |
| 4:7 | "If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire [is] for you, but you should rule over it." |
| 4:8 | Now 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 killed him. |
| 4:9 | Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where [is] Abel your brother?" He said, "I do not know. [Am] I my brother's keeper?" |
| 4:10 | And He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground. |
| 4:11 | "So now you [are] cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. |
| 4:12 | "When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth." |
| 4:13 | And Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment [is] greater than I can bear! |
| 4:14 | "Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen [that] anyone who finds me will kill me." |
| 4:15 | And the LORD said to him, "Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him. |
| 4:16 | Then Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden. |
| 4:17 | And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his sonEnoch. |
| 4:18 | To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech. |
| 4:19 | Then Lamech took for himself two wives: the name of one [was] Adah, and the name of the second [was] Zillah. |
| 4:20 | And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. |
| 4:21 | His brother's name [was] Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and flute. |
| 4:22 | And as for Zillah, she also bore TubalCain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron. And the sister of TubalCain [was] Naamah. |
| 4:23 | Then Lamech said to his wives: "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, listen to my speech! For I have killed a man for wounding me, Even a young man for hurting me. |
| 4:24 | If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventysevenfold." |
| 4:25 | And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, "For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed." |
| 4:26 | And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then [men] began to call on the name of the LORD. |
Kejadian 4 - New King James Version
