Book of Genesis, Chapter 4

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Genesis 4 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 4 of Genesis—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

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1. ¶ Now the man ^[a]had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to ^[b]Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a ^[c]manchild with the help of the LORD.”
2. Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And ¹Abel was ²a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3. So it came about ^[d]in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD of the fruit of the ground.
4. ³Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And ⁴the LORD had regard for Abel and for his offering;
5. but ⁵for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So ⁶Cain became very angry and his countenance fell.
6. Then the LORD said to Cain, “⁷Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
7. ⁸If you do well, ^[e]will not your countenance be lifted up? ⁹And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, ¹⁰but you must master it.”
8. Cain ^[f]told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and ¹¹killed him.
9. ¶ Then the LORD said to Cain, “¹²Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10. He said, “What have you done? ¹³The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground.
11. Now ¹⁴you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
12. ¹⁵When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; ¹⁶you will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth.”
13. Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is too great to bear!
14. Behold, You have ¹⁷driven me this day from the face of the ground; and from Your face I will be hidden, and ¹⁸I will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth, and ¹⁹whoever finds me will kill me.”
15. So the LORD said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him ²⁰sevenfold.” And the LORD ^[g]21appointed a sign for Cain, so that no one finding him would slay him.
16. ¶ Then Cain went out from the presence ²²of the LORD, and ^[h]settled in the land of ^[i]Nod, east of Eden.
17. ¶ Cain ^[j]had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city Enoch, after the name of his son.
18. Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad ^[k]became the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael ^[l]became the father of Methushael, and Methushael ^[m]became the father of Lamech.
19. Lamech took to himself ²³two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah.
20. Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
21. His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.
22. As for Zillah, she also gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of all implements of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
23. ¶ Lamech said to his wives,
    ¶ “Adah and Zillah,
    Listen to my voice,
    You wives of Lamech,
    Give heed to my speech,
    ²⁴For I ^[n]have killed a man for wounding me;
    And a boy for striking me;
24. If Cain is avenged ²⁵sevenfold,
    Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
25. ¶ ²⁶Adam ^[o]had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him ^[p]Seth, for, she said, “God ^[q]has appointed me another ^[r]offspring in place of Abel, ²⁷for Cain killed him.”
26. To Seth, to him also ²⁸a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began ²⁹to call ^[s]upon the name of the LORD.

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FOOTNOTES

1. ^ Lit knew
2. ^ I.e. gotten one
3. ^ Or man, the Lord
4. ^ Lit at the end of days
5. ^ Or surely you will be accepted
6. ^ Lit said to
7. ^ Or set a mark on
8. ^ Lit dwelt
9. ^ I.e. wandering
10. ^ Lit knew
11. ^ Lit begot
12. ^ Lit begot
13. ^ Lit begot
14. ^ Or kill
15. ^ Lit knew
16. ^ Heb Sheth
17. ^ Heb shath
18. ^ Lit seed
19. ^ Or by

REFERENCES

1. ^ Lu 11:50, 51
2. ^ Ge 46:32; 47:3
3. ^ Heb 11:4
4. ^ 1Sa 15:22
5. ^ 1Sa 16:7
6. ^ Is 3:9; Jd 11
7. ^ Jon 4:4
8. ^ Je 3:12; Mc 7:18
9. ^ Nu 32:23
10. ^ Jb 11:14, 15; Ro 6:12, 16
11. ^ Mt 23:35; Lu 11:51; 1Jo 3:12-15; Jd 11
12. ^ Ge 3:9
13. ^ Nu 35:33; De 21:1-9; Heb 12:24; Re 6:9, 10
14. ^ Ge 3:14; De 28:15-20; Ga 3:10
15. ^ De 28:15-24; Jl 1:10-20
16. ^ Le 26:17, 36
17. ^ Ge 3:24; Je 52:3
18. ^ De 28:64-67
19. ^ Nu 35:19
20. ^ Ge 4:24
21. ^ Eze 9:4, 6
22. ^ 2Ki 24:20; Je 23:39; 52:3
23. ^ Ge 2:24
24. ^ Ex 20:13; Le 19:18; De 32:35; Ps 94:1
25. ^ Ge 4:15
26. ^ Ge 5:3
27. ^ Ge 4:8
28. ^ Lu 3:38
29. ^ Ge 12:8; 26:25; 1Ki 18:24; Ps 116:17; Jl 2:32; Zp 3:9; 1Co 1:2

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