📖 Genesis 4:1-16
Genesis 4:1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. (KJV)
Genesis 4:2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. (KJV)
Genesis 4:3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. (KJV)
Genesis 4:4 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: (KJV)
Genesis 4:5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. (KJV)
Genesis 4:6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? (KJV)
Genesis 4:7 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. (KJV)
Genesis 4:8 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. (KJV)
Genesis 4:9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother’s keeper? (KJV)
Genesis 4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground. (KJV)
Genesis 4:11 And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand; (KJV)
Genesis 4:12 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. (KJV)
Genesis 4:13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment [is] greater than I can bear. (KJV)
Genesis 4:14 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. (KJV)
Genesis 4:15 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. (KJV)
Genesis 4:16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. (KJV)
Genesis 4:1 And AdamH120 knewH853H3045 EveH2332 his wifeH802; and she conceivedH2029, and bareH853H3205 CainH7014, and saidH559, I have gottenH7069 a manH376 fromH854 the LordH3068. (KJV+)
Genesis 4:2 And she againH3254 bareH3205 his brotherH251 AbelH1893. And AbelH1893 was a keeperH7462 of sheepH6629, but CainH7014 was a tillerH5647 of the groundH127. (KJV+)
Genesis 4:3 And in processH7093 of timeH3117 it came to pass, that CainH7014 broughtH935 of the fruitH6529 of the groundH127 an offeringH4503 unto the LordH3068. (KJV+)
Genesis 4:4 And AbelH1893, heH1931 also broughtH935 of the firstlingsH1062 of his flockH6629 and of the fatH2459 thereof. And the LordH3068 had respectH8159 unto AbelH1893 and to his offeringH4503: (KJV+)
Genesis 4:5 But unto CainH7014 and to his offeringH4503 he had not respectH8159. And CainH7014 was veryH3966 wrothH2734, and his countenanceH6440 fellH5307. (KJV+)
Genesis 4:6 And the LordH3068 saidH559 unto CainH7014, Why art thou wrothH2734? and why is thy countenanceH6440 fallenH5307? (KJV+)
Genesis 4:7 IfH518 thou doest wellH3190, shalt thou not be acceptedH7613? and if thou doest not wellH3190, sinH2403 liethH7257 at the doorH6607. And unto thee shall be his desireH8669, and thou shalt ruleH4910 over him. (KJV+)
Genesis 4:8 And CainH7014 talkedH559 withH413 AbelH1893 his brotherH251: and it came to pass, when they were in the fieldH7704, that CainH7014 rose upH6965 againstH413 AbelH1893 his brotherH251, and slew himH2026. (KJV+)
Genesis 4:9 milestone marker="¶" type="x-p"/>And the LordH3068 saidH559 unto CainH7014, WhereH335 is AbelH1893 thy brotherH251? And he saidH559, I knowH3045 not: Am I my brother’sH251 keeperH8104? (KJV+)
Genesis 4:10 And he saidH559, WhatH4100 hast thou doneH6213? the voiceH6963 of thy brother’sH251 bloodH1818 criethH6817 unto me from the groundH127. (KJV+)
Genesis 4:11 And now art thou cursedH779 from the earthH127, which hath openedH6475 her mouthH6310 to receiveH3947 thy brother’sH251 bloodH1818 from thy handH3027; (KJV+)
Genesis 4:12 WhenH3588 thou tillestH5647 the groundH127, it shall not henceforthH3254 yieldH5414 unto thee her strengthH3581; a fugitiveH5128 and a vagabondH5110 shalt thou be in the earthH776. (KJV+)
Genesis 4:13 And CainH7014 saidH559 unto the LordH3068, My punishmentH5771 is greaterH1419 than I can bearH5375. (KJV+)
Genesis 4:14 Behold, thou hast driven me outH1644 this dayH3117 from the faceH6440 of the earthH127; and fromH5921 thy faceH6440 shall I be hidH5641; and I shall be a fugitiveH5128 and a vagabondH5110 in the earthH776; and it shall come to passH1961, that every one that findeth meH4672 shall slay meH2026. (KJV+)
Genesis 4:15 And the LordH3068 saidH559 unto him, ThereforeH3651 whosoever slayethH2026 CainH7014, vengeance shall be takenH5358 on him sevenfoldH7659. And the LordH3068 setH7760 a markH226 upon CainH7014, lestH1115 any findingH4672 him should killH5221 him. (KJV+)
Genesis 4:16 milestone marker="¶" type="x-p"/>And CainH7014 went outH3318 from the presenceH6440 of the LordH3068, and dweltH3427 in the landH776 of NodH5113, on the eastH6926 of EdenH5731. (KJV+)
KJV+ Strong's tagging: CrossWire KJV2003 · lexicon: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0)
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