Genesis 4 : 1 (LXXEN)
And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and brought forth Cain and said, I have gained a man through God.
Genesis 4 : 2 (LXXEN)
And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Genesis 4 : 3 (LXXEN)
And it was so *Gr. after days after some time that Cain brought of the fruits of the earth a sacrifice to the Lord.
Genesis 4 : 4 (LXXEN)
And Abel *Gr. he also also brought of the first born of his sheep and of his fatlings, and God looked upon Abel and his gifts,
Genesis 4 : 5 (LXXEN)
but Cain and his sacrifices he regarded not, and Cain was exceedingly sorrowful and his countenance fell.
Genesis 4 : 6 (LXXEN)
And the Lord God said to Cain, Why art thou become very sorrowful and why is thy countenance fallen?
Genesis 4 : 7 (LXXEN)
Hast thou not sinned if thou hast brought it rightly, but not rightly divided it? be still, to thee shall be his submission, and thou shalt rule over him.
Genesis 4 : 8 (LXXEN)
And Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go out into the plain; and it came to pass that when they were in the plain Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
Genesis 4 : 9 (LXXEN)
And the Lord God said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? and he said, I know not, am I my brother’s keeper?
Genesis 4 : 10 (LXXEN)
And the Lord said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood cries to me out of the ground.
Genesis 4 : 11 (LXXEN)
And now thou art cursed from the earth which has opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand.
Genesis 4 : 12 (LXXEN)
When thou tillest the earth, then it shall not continue to give its strength to thee: thou shalt be groaning and trembling on the earth.
Genesis 4 : 13 (LXXEN)
And Cain said to the Lord God, My crime is too great for me to be forgiven.
Genesis 4 : 14 (LXXEN)
If thou castest me out this day from the face of the earth, and I shall be hidden from thy presence, *Or, then shall I be and I shall be groaning and trembling upon the earth, then it will be that any one that finds me shall slay me.
Genesis 4 : 15 (LXXEN)
And the Lord God said to him, Not so, any one that slays Cain shall *Gr. pay seven penalties suffer seven-fold vengeance; and the Lord God set a mark upon Cain that no one that found him might slay him.
Genesis 4 : 16 (LXXEN)
So Cain went forth from the presence of God and dwelt in the land of Nod over against Edem.
Genesis 4 : 17 (LXXEN)
And Cain knew his wife, and having conceived she bore Enoch; and he *Or, was building built a city; and he named the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
Genesis 4 : 18 (LXXEN)
And to Enoch was born Gaidad; and Gaidad begot Maleleel; and Maleleel begot Mathusala; and Mathusala begot Lamech.
Genesis 4 : 19 (LXXEN)
And Lamech took to himself two wives; the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the second Sella.
Genesis 4 : 20 (LXXEN)
And Ada bore Jobel; he was the father of those that dwell in tents, feeding cattle.
Genesis 4 : 21 (LXXEN)
And the name of his brother was Jubal; he it was who *Gr. made known invented the psaltery and harp.
Genesis 4 : 22 (LXXEN)
And Sella *Gr. she also also bore Thobel; he was a smith, a manufacturer both of brass and iron; and the sister of Thobel was Noema.
Genesis 4 : 23 (LXXEN)
And Lamech said to his wives, Ada and Sella, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, consider my words, because I have slain a man to my *Gr. wound sorrow and a youth to my Gr. hurt grief.
Genesis 4 : 24 (LXXEN)
Because vengeance has been exacted seven times on Cain’s behalf, on Lamech’s it shall be seventy times seven.
Genesis 4 : 25 (LXXEN)
And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Seth, saying, For God has raised up to me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Genesis 4 : 26 (LXXEN)
And Seth had a son, and he called his name Enos: he *Or, trusted, q. d. had faith to call, .; The LXX seem to have read lxwh as a part of lxy hoped to call on the name of the Lord God.
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