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¹ Now Adam had slept[1] with his wife, and she conceived and bore a son named Cain.[2] She said, “By the grace of Yahweh[3] I have birthed a man!”

² Then later, she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel.[4] Abel grew up to be a shepherd, and Cain became a farmer, working the ground.[5]

³ After some time passed,[6] Cain presented an offering to Yahweh from the produce of the land.

⁴ Abel also brought his offering, from among the finest[7] of the firstborn of his flocks. Yahweh was very pleased[8] with Abel and accepted his offering,

⁵ but with Cain and his offering, Yahweh was not pleased,[9] making Cain very furious and resentful.[10]

⁶ So Yahweh said to Cain,

⁷ If you offer what is right, won’t you be accepted?[11]

⁸ One day Cain said to his brother, “Let’s go out into the field.”[13] When they arrived at the field, Cain rose and attacked and killed his brother Abel.

⁹ Then Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”

¹⁰ Yahweh said, “Listen—the voice of your brother’s blood[15] is crying out to me from the ground! What have you done?

¹¹ Now you are banished[16] from the land, from the very ground that drank your brother’s blood from your hand![17]

¹² When you try to cultivate the ground it will no longer produce crops[18] for you; and you will be a fugitive, a homeless wanderer!”[19]

¹³ Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is more than I can bear![20]

¹⁴ Look—you’ve thrown me off the land today, and now I must hide from your presence. As a fugitive and wanderer on the earth, anyone who meets me may choose to kill me!”

¹⁵ Yahweh responded, “Not so! If anyone kills you, I promise the seven-fold[21] vengeance of Cain will be released upon him!” So, Yahweh put an identifying sign[22] on Cain as a warning so that no one would dare kill him.

¹⁶ Then Cain left the presence of Yahweh and journeyed to the Land of Wandering,[23] east of Eden.

¹⁷ Cain slept with his wife and she conceived and bore Enoch.[24] Cain was building a city[25] at the time, so he named it the Village of Enoch, after his son.

¹⁸ Enoch’s son was Irad,[26] and Irad’s son was Mehujael,[27] and Mehujael’s son was Methushael,[28] and Methushael’s son was Lamech.[29]

¹⁹ Lamech married two women, Dawn[30] and Dusk.[31]

²⁰ Dawn gave birth to Jabal,[32] the first[33] of those who lived in tents and raised livestock.

²¹ Jabal’s brother was Jubal,[34] the first of musicians who played instruments.[35]

²² Dusk gave birth to Tubalcain,[36] the first of blacksmiths who forged all kinds of bronze and iron tools. His sister was Naamah.[37]

²³ Lamech boasted to his wives:[38]

²⁴ If killing Cain costs seven lives,

²⁵ Adam slept with his wife again and she bore a son whom she named Seth, meaning “appointed,” for she declared, “God has appointed for me another son[41] to replace Abel, because Cain killed him.”

²⁶ After many years Seth had a son named Enosh.[42] During his lifetime, people[43] began to worship Yahweh and pray to him.[44]

#	Passion Bible
1	Now Adam had slept[1] with his wife, and she conceived and bore a son named Cain.[2] She said, “By the grace of Yahweh[3] I have birthed a man!”
2	Then later, she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel.[4] Abel grew up to be a shepherd, and Cain became a farmer, working the ground.[5]
3	After some time passed,[6] Cain presented an offering to Yahweh from the produce of the land.
4	Abel also brought his offering, from among the finest[7] of the firstborn of his flocks. Yahweh was very pleased[8] with Abel and accepted his offering,
5	but with Cain and his offering, Yahweh was not pleased,[9] making Cain very furious and resentful.[10]
6	So Yahweh said to Cain,
7	If you offer what is right, won’t you be accepted?[11]
8	One day Cain said to his brother, “Let’s go out into the field.”[13] When they arrived at the field, Cain rose and attacked and killed his brother Abel.
9	Then Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”
10	Yahweh said, “Listen—the voice of your brother’s blood[15] is crying out to me from the ground! What have you done?
11	Now you are banished[16] from the land, from the very ground that drank your brother’s blood from your hand![17]
12	When you try to cultivate the ground it will no longer produce crops[18] for you; and you will be a fugitive, a homeless wanderer!”[19]
13	Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is more than I can bear![20]
14	Look—you’ve thrown me off the land today, and now I must hide from your presence. As a fugitive and wanderer on the earth, anyone who meets me may choose to kill me!”
15	Yahweh responded, “Not so! If anyone kills you, I promise the seven-fold[21] vengeance of Cain will be released upon him!” So, Yahweh put an identifying sign[22] on Cain as a warning so that no one would dare kill him.
16	Then Cain left the presence of Yahweh and journeyed to the Land of Wandering,[23] east of Eden.
17	Cain slept with his wife and she conceived and bore Enoch.[24] Cain was building a city[25] at the time, so he named it the Village of Enoch, after his son.
18	Enoch’s son was Irad,[26] and Irad’s son was Mehujael,[27] and Mehujael’s son was Methushael,[28] and Methushael’s son was Lamech.[29]
19	Lamech married two women, Dawn[30] and Dusk.[31]
20	Dawn gave birth to Jabal,[32] the first[33] of those who lived in tents and raised livestock.
21	Jabal’s brother was Jubal,[34] the first of musicians who played instruments.[35]
22	Dusk gave birth to Tubalcain,[36] the first of blacksmiths who forged all kinds of bronze and iron tools. His sister was Naamah.[37]
23	Lamech boasted to his wives:[38]
24	If killing Cain costs seven lives,
25	Adam slept with his wife again and she bore a son whom she named Seth, meaning “appointed,” for she declared, “God has appointed for me another son[41] to replace Abel, because Cain killed him.”
26	After many years Seth had a son named Enosh.[42] During his lifetime, people[43] began to worship Yahweh and pray to him.[44]

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