Gen 4 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now the man had relations with his wife Eve , and she conceived and gave birth to Cain , and she said , “I have obtained a male child with the help of the Lord .”

Genesis 4

Cain and Abel

1 Now the man ^{▼▼Lit knew his}had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have obtained a male child with the help of the Lord.” 2 And again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now ^bAbel was ^ca keeper of flocks, but Cain was a cultivator of the ground. 3 So it came about ^{▼▼Lit at the end of days}in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the Lord from the fruit of the ground. 4 ^eAbel, on his part also brought an offering, from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat portions. And ^fthe Lord had regard for Abel and his offering; 5 but ^gfor Cain and his offering He had no regard. So ^hCain became very angry and his face ^{▼▼Lit fell}was gloomy. 6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “ ^jWhy are you angry? And why is your face ^{▼▼Lit fallen}gloomy? 7 ^lIf you do well, ^{▼▼Or you will certainly be accepted}will your face not be ^{▼▼Lit lifted up}cheerful? ^oAnd if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; and its desire is for you, ^pbut you must master it.” 8 Cain ^{▼▼Lit said to}talked to his brother Abel; and it happened that when they were in the field Cain rose up against his brother Abel and ^rkilled him.

9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “ ^sWhere is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 Then He said, “What have you done? ^tThe voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to Me from the ground. 11 Now ^uyou are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 ^vWhen you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; ^wyou will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth.” 13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is too great to endure! 14 Behold, You have ^xdriven me this day from the face of the ground; and I will be hidden from Your face, and ^yI will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth, and ^zwhoever finds me will kill me.” 15 So the Lord said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him ^aaseven times as much.” And the Lord ^{▼▼Or set a sign for
,} ^acplaced a mark on Cain, so that no one finding him would kill him.

16 Then Cain left the presence ^adof the Lord, and ^{▼▼Lit dwelt}settled in the land of ^{▼▼I.e., wandering}Nod, east of Eden.

17 Cain ^{▼▼Lit knew his}had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and Cain built a city, and named the city Enoch, after the name of his son. 18 Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. 19 Lamech took ^ahtwo wives for himself: 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 live in tents and have livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and flute. 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,
Pay attention to my words,
^aiFor I have killed a man for wounding me;
And a boy for striking me!
24 “If Cain is avenged ^ajseven times,
Then Lamech seventy-seven times!”
25 ^akAdam ^{▼▼Lit knew his}had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him ^{▼▼Heb Sheth}Seth, for, she said, “God ^{▼▼Heb shath}has appointed me another ^{▼▼Lit seed}child in place of Abel, ^apbecause Cain killed him.” 26 To Seth also ^aqa son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then people began ^arto call ^{▼▼Or by}upon the name of the Lord.