4:1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she , and Cain, and said, I have a man from the LORD.
4:2 And she again his brother Abel. And Abel was a , but Cain was a of the ground.
4:3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4:4 And Abel, he also brought of the and of the . And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
4:5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very , and his .
4:6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou ? and why is thy ?
4:7 If thou well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou not well, sin at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
4:8 And 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 him.
4:9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s ?
4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood unto me from the ground.
4:11 And now thou from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
4:12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not yield unto thee her strength; a and a shalt thou be in the earth.
4:13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My is greater than I can bear.
4:14 , 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 and a in the earth; and , that every one that me shall me.
4:15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever Cain, shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
4:16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
4:17 And Cain knew his wife; and she , and Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
4:18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
4:19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
4:20 And Adah Jabal: he was the father of .
4:21 And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all .
4:22 And Zillah, she also Tubalcain, an of every : and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
4:23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, unto my speech: for I have a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
4:24 If Cain shall be sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
4:25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain .
4:26 And 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.