The First Book of Moses Called Genesis

 1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare ^aCain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.

 2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a ^akeeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

 3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.

 4 And Abel, he also brought of the ^afirstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto ^bAbel and to his ^coffering:

 5 But unto ^aCain and to his ^boffering he had not ^crespect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

 6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

 7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be ^aaccepted? and if thou ^bdoest not well, ^csin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be ^dhis ^edesire, and thou shalt rule over him.

 8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and ^aslew him.

 9 ¶And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my ^abrother’s ^bkeeper?

 10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s ^ablood crieth unto me from the ground.

 11 And now art thou ^acursed from the ^bearth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;

 12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a ^afugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

 13 And Cain said unto the Lord, ^aMy punishment is greater than I can bear.

 14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall ^aslay me.

 15 And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a ^amark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

 16 ¶And Cain went out from the ^apresence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of ^bEden.

 17 And Cain knew his ^awife; and she conceived, and bare ^bEnoch: and he builded a city, and called the ^cname of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

 18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

 19 ¶And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

 20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.

 21 And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the ^aharp and organ.

 22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an ^ainstructer of every ^bartificer in ^cbrass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

 23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have ^aslain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

 24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly ^aLamech seventy and sevenfold.

 25 ¶And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name ^aSeth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of ^bAbel, whom Cain slew.

 26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to ^acall upon the name of the ^bLord.