Gen 4:1-6 | ESV | STEP | Now Adam knew Eve his wife , and she conceived and bore Cain , saying , I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord .

Genesis 4:1-6

Cain and Abel

1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten ^{▼▼ Cain sounds like the Hebrew for gotten} a man with the help of the Lord.” 2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. 3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of ^bthe fruit of the ground, 4 and Abel also brought of ^cthe firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord ^dhad regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but ^efor Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. 6 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen?