1And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she
conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a
man from the LORD.
2And she again bare his brother Abel. And
Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of
the ground.
3And in process of time it came to pass, that
Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering
unto the LORD.
4And 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:
5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not
respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his
countenance fell.
6And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou
wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7If 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.
8And 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.
9And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel
thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I
my brother's keeper?
10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice
of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the
ground.
11And now art thou
cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth
to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not
henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive
and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
13And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater
than I can bear.
14Behold, 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.
15And 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.
16And Cain went out from the presence of the
LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of
Eden.
17And 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.
18And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad
begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and
Methusael begat Lamech.
19And Lamech took unto him two wives: the
name of the one was Adah,
and the name of the other Zillah.
20And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of
such as dwell in tents, and of
such as have cattle.
21And his brother's name was Jubal:
he was the father of all such as handle the harp and
organ.
22And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an
instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and
the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
23And 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 to my
wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly
Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare
a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said
she, hath appointed me another seed instead of
Abel, whom Cain slew.
26And to Seth, to him also there was born a
son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to
call upon the name of the LORD.