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And Adam knew Chavah his ishah, and she conceived and brought forth Qayin. And she said, “I have acquired a man with Yahuah.”
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And again she brought forth his brother, Hevel. And Hevel became a keeper of the flock, and Qayin became a worker of the ground.
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And it came to pass at the end of days that Qayin brought from the fruit of the ground an offering to Yahuah.
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And Hevel also brought from the firstborn of his flock and from their choicest portions. And Yahuah regarded Hevel and his offering,
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but Qayin and his offering He did not regard. And Qayin burned greatly with anger, and his face fell.
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And Yahuah said to Qayin, “Why are you burning with anger, and why has your face fallen?
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If you do what is good, will you not be lifted? But if you do not do what is good, sin is crouching at the entrance. Its desire is toward you, but you must rule over it.”
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And Qayin spoke to Hevel his brother. And it came to pass when they were in the field, that Qayin rose against Hevel his brother and killed him.
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And Yahuah said to Qayin, “Where is Hevel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I the keeper of my brother?”
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And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.
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And now you are cursed from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
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When you work the ground, it shall no longer give its strength to you. A wanderer and a fugitive you shall be upon the earth.”
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And Qayin said to Yahuah, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.
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See, You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground, and from Your presence I shall be hidden. And I shall be a wanderer and a fugitive upon the earth, and whoever finds me may kill me.”
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And Yahuah said to him, “Therefore, whoever kills Qayin, vengeance shall be taken sevenfold.” And Yahuah set a sign upon Qayin, so that whoever found him would not strike him down.
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And Qayin went out from the presence of Yahuah and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
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And Qayin knew his ishah, and she conceived and brought forth Chanokh. And he built a city and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Chanokh.
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And to Chanokh was born Irad; and Irad brought forth Mechuyael; and Mechuyael brought forth Metushael; and Metushael brought forth Lamekh.
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And Lamekh took for himself two women. The name of the first was Adah, and the name of the second was Tzillah.
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And Adah brought forth Yaval. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and possess livestock.
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And the name of his brother was Yuval. He was the father of all who handle the lyre and the pipe.
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And Tzillah also brought forth Tuval-Qayin, a worker and sharpener of every instrument of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tuval-Qayin was Naamah.
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And Lamekh said to his women, Adah and Tzillah: “Hear my voice, women of Lamekh; give ear to my speech. For I have killed a man for wounding me, and a young man for striking me.
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If Qayin is avenged sevenfold, then Lamekh seventy-sevenfold.”
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And Adam again knew his ishah, and she brought forth a son and called his name Shet, saying, “For Elohim has appointed for me another seed in place of Hevel, because Qayin killed him.”
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And to Shet also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of Yahuah.