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of his crops as a gift to the Lord. 4 Abel also
brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn
lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel
and his gift, 5 but he did not accept Cain and his
gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked
dejected.
6 “Why are you so angry?” the Lord asked
Cain. “Why do you look so dejected? 7 You will
be accepted if you do what is right. But if you
refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is
crouching at the door, eager to control you. But
you must subdue it and be its master.”
8 One day Cain suggested to his brother, “Let’s
go out into the fields.”* And while they were in
the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and
killed him.
9 Afterward the Lord asked Cain, “Where is
your brother? Where is Abel?”
“I don’t know,” Cain responded. “Am I my
brother’s guardian?”
10 But the Lord said, “What have you done?
Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from
the ground! 11 Now you are cursed and banished
from the ground, which has swallowed your
brother’s blood. 12 No longer will the ground
yield good crops for you, no matter how hard
you work! From now on you will be a homeless
wanderer on the earth.”
13 Cain replied to the Lord, “My punishment*
is too great for me to bear! 14 You have banished
me from the land and from your presence; you
have made me a homeless wanderer. Anyone
who finds me will kill me!”
15 The Lord replied, “No, for I will give a
sevenfold punishment to anyone who kills
you.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn
anyone who might try to kill him. 16 So Cain left
the Lord’s presence and settled in the land of
Nod,* east of Eden.
The Descendants of Cain
17 Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and
she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch.
Then Cain founded a city, which he named
Enoch, after his son. 18 Enoch had a son named
Irad. Irad became the father of* Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
19 Lamech married two women. The first
was named Adah, and the second was Zillah.
20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of
those who raise livestock and live in tents. 21 His
brother’s name was Jubal, the first of all who
play the harp and flute. 22 Lamech’s other wife,
Zillah, gave birth to a son named Tubal-cain. He
became an expert in forging tools of bronze and
iron. Tubal-cain had a sister named Naamah.
23 One day Lamech said to his wives,
“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
listen to me, you wives of Lamech.
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I have killed a man who attacked me,
a young man who wounded me.
If someone who kills Cain is punished
seven times,
then the one who kills me will be
punished seventy-seven times!”
The Birth of Seth
25 Adam had sexual relations with his wife
again, and she gave birth to another son.
She named him Seth,* for she said, “God has
granted me another son in place of Abel, whom
Cain killed.” 26 When Seth grew up, he had a son
and named him Enosh. At that time people first
began to worship the Lord by name.
The Descendants of Adam
This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created human
beings,* he made them to be like himself. 2 He
created them male and female, and he blessed
them and called them “human.”
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3 When
Adam was 130 years old, he became the
father of a son who was just like him—in
his very image. He named his son Seth.
4 After the birth of Seth, Adam lived another
800 years, and he had other sons and
daughters. 5 Adam lived 930 years, and then
he died.
6 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the
father of* Enosh. 7 After the birth of* Enosh,
Seth lived another 807 years, and he had
other sons and daughters. 8 Seth lived
912 years, and then he died.
9 When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the
father of Kenan. 10 After the birth of Kenan,
Enosh lived another 815 years, and he had
other sons and daughters. 11 Enosh lived
905 years, and then he died.
12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he became
the father of Mahalalel. 13 After the birth of
Mahalalel, Kenan lived another 840 years,
and he had other sons and daughters.
14 Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died.
15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became
the father of Jared. 16 After the birth of Jared,
Mahalalel lived another 830 years, and he
had other sons and daughters. 17 Mahalalel
lived 895 years, and then he died.
18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became the
father of Enoch. 19 After the birth of Enoch,
Jared lived another 800 years, and he had
other sons and daughters. 20 Jared lived
962 years, and then he died.
21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he became
4:8 As in Samaritan Pentateuch, Greek and Syriac versions, and
Latin Vulgate; Masoretic Text lacks “Let’s go out into the fields.”
4:13 Or My sin. 4:16 Nod means “wandering.” 4:18 Or the
ancestor of, and so throughout the verse. 4:25 Seth probably
means “granted”; the name may also mean “appointed.”
5:1 Or man; Hebrew reads adam; similarly in 5:2. 5:6 Or the
ancestor of; also in 5:9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 25. 5:7 Or the birth of this
ancestor of; also in 5:10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 26.