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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Genesis 4 WEB</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/genesis/4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/genesis/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">WEB</a> > Genesis 4</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../genesis/3.htm" title="Genesis 3">◄</a> Genesis 4 <a href="../genesis/5.htm" title="Genesis 5">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">World English Bible</div><div class="chap"><a name="1" id="1"></a><p class="hdg">Cain and Abel<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../romans/2.htm">Romans 2:1-16</a>; <a href="../jude/1.htm#3">Jude 1:3-16</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man with Yahweh's help." <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Again she gave birth, to Cain's brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>As time passed, it happened that Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>but he didn't respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you don't do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it."</p> <p class="hdg">Cain Murders Abel</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Cain said to Abel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Yahweh said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?" He said, "I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?" <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Yahweh said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth." <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Cain said to Yahweh, "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 surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. It will happen that whoever finds me will kill me." <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Yahweh said to him, "Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold." Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should strike him.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Cain went out from Yahweh's presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.</p> <p class="hdg">The Descendants of Cain</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>To Enoch was born Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Lamech took 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, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>His brother's name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Naamah.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times."</p> <p class="hdg">Seth and Enosh</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, "for God has appointed me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him." <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/4-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>There was also born a son to Seth, and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on Yahweh's name.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The World English Bible is a 1997 revision of the American Standard Version of the Holy Bible, first published in 1901. It is in the Public Domain. Please feel free to copy and distribute it freely. 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