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Now Abel kept the flocks [of sheep and goats], but Cain cultivated the ground. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And in the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>But Abel brought [an offering of] the [finest] firstborn of his flock and the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>fat portions. And the LORD had respect (regard) for Abel and for his offering; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>but for Cain and his offering He had no respect. So Cain became extremely angry (indignant), and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>he looked annoyed <i>and</i> hostile. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you so angry? And why do you look annoyed? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>If you do well [believing Me and doing what is acceptable and pleasing to Me], will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well [but ignore My instruction], sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you [to overpower you], but you must master it.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Cain talked with Abel his brother [about what God had said]. And when they were [alone, working] in the field, Cain <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>attacked Abel his brother and killed him. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he [lied and] said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The LORD said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s [innocent] blood is crying out to Me from the ground [for justice]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s [shed] blood from your hand. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>When you cultivate the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength [it will resist producing good crops] for you; you shall be a fugitive and a vagabond [roaming aimlessly] on the earth [in perpetual exile without a home, a degraded outcast].” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Your face (presence) I will be hidden, and I will be a fugitive and an [aimless] vagabond on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And the LORD said to him, “<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>Therefore, whoever kills Cain, a sevenfold vengeance [that is, punishment seven times worse] shall be taken on him [by Me].” And the LORD set a [protective] <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>mark (sign) on Cain, so that no one who found (met) him would kill him. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>So Cain went away from the [manifested] presence of the LORD, and lived in the land of Nod [wandering in exile], east of Eden. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Cain knew his <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>wife [one of Adam’s descendants] and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch; and Cain built a city and named it Enoch, after the name of his son. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad became the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael became the father of Methushael, and Methushael became the father of Lamech. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And Lamech took for himself two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Adah gave birth to Jabal; he became the father of those [nomadic herdsmen] who live in tents and have cattle <i>and</i> raise livestock. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>His brother’s name was Jubal; he became the father of all those [musicians] who play the lyre and flute. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, the smith (craftsman) <i>and</i> teacher of every artisan in instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Lamech said to his wives, <p class="indent1stline">“Adah and Zillah, <t><p class="indent1">Hear my voice; <t><p class="indent1">You wives of Lamech, <t><p class="indent1">Listen to what I say; <t><p class="indent1">For I have killed a man [merely] for wounding me, <t><p class="indent1">And a boy [only] for striking (bruising) me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“If Cain is avenged sevenfold [as the LORD said he would be], <t><p class="indent1">Then Lamech [will be avenged] <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>seventy-sevenfold.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Adam knew [Eve as] his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, for [she said], “God has granted another child for me in place of Abel, because Cain killed him.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>To Seth, also, a son was born, whom he named Enosh (mortal man, mankind). At that [same] time men began to call on the name of the LORD [in worship through prayer, praise, and thanksgiving].<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> The name <i>Adam</i> is the Hebrew word for “man,” so when the word is used with the article (“the”) as it is here, it can be inferred that the writer (Moses) is referring to Adam as “the man.”<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> That is, the fat that covered the entrails of the animals. Later, in the Mosaic Law, the Israelites were forbidden to eat this fat (Lev 7:23), which was reserved as an offering to God, especially for sin (Lev 4:8, 26, 35; 9:10; 16:25).<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>his countenance fell</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>rose up against</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Some ancient versions read, “Not so!”<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Many commentators believe this sign not to have been like a brand on the forehead, but something awesome about Cain’s appearance that made people dread and avoid him. In the Talmud, the rabbis suggested several possibilities, including leprosy, boils, or a horn that grew out of Cain. But it was also suggested that Cain was given a pet dog to serve as a protective sign.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> The simplest explanation for the origin of Cain’s wife is that she was one of his sisters, whom Scripture does not mention specifically, but implies (5:4). It is also possible that she was a niece or more distant relative descended from the original family, but in any case it is evident that the unrecorded children of Adam and Eve married each other. This was possible because the human gene pool was at its purest with Adam and Eve, so at some point their children could begin families of their own.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> Lamech arrogantly declares to his wives that if someone kills him, he will be entitled to far greater vengeance since he merely retaliated for harm suffered, while Cain’s murder of Abel was by comparison unprovoked.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>