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Genesis 4:7 :
fruit and ate it, and also gave some to her cursed is the ground because of you; husband, who was with her, and he ate it. in pain you will eat from it ?Then they both saw clearly and knew that every day of your life. they were naked. So they sewed fig leaves 18 Weeds and thistles will grow for you, together and made garments for them- even as you eat the field's plants; selves.
19 by the sweat of your face ® During that day's cool evening breeze, you will eat breadthey heard the sound of the LORD God until you return to the fertile land, walking in the garden; and the man and his since from it you were taken; wife hid themselves from the LORD God in you are soil, the middle of the garden's trees. 'The LORD to the soil you will return." God called to the man and said to him, 20 The man named his wife Eve because "Where are you?"
she is the mother of everyone who lives. 10 The man” replied, "I heard your sound 21 The LORD God made the man and his wife in the garden; I was afraid because I was leather clothes and dressed them. 22 The naked, and I hid myself.”
LORD God said, “The human being has now "He said, “Who told you that you were become like one of us, knowing good and naked? Did you eat from the tree, which I evil. Now so he doesn't stretch out his hand commanded you not to eat?"
and take also from the tree of life and eat and 12 The man said, “The woman you gave live forever." 23 the LORD God sent him out me, she gave me some fruit" from the tree, of the garden of Eden to farm the fertile land and I ate."
from which he was taken. 24 He drove out the 13 The LORD God said to the woman, human. To the east of the garden of Eden, he "What have you done?!”
stationed winged creatures wielding flaming And the woman said, “The snake tricked swords to guard the way to the tree of life. me, and I ate."
14 The LORD God said to the snake, Cain and Abel “Because you did this,
The man Adam knew his wife Eve intiyou are the one cursed
mately. She became pregnant and gave out of all the farm animals,
birth to Cain, and said, “I have given life out of all the wild animals.
to' a man with the LORD's help.” She gave On your belly you will crawl,
birth a second time to Cain's brother Abel. and dust you will eat
Abel cared for the flocks, and Cain farmed every day of your life.
the fertile land. 15 I will put contempt
3Some time later, Cain presented an ofbetween you and the woman,
fering to the LORD from the land's crops between your offspring and hers. “while Abel presented his flock's oldest They will strike your head,
offspring with their fat. The LORD looked but you will strike at their heels." favorably on Abel and his sacrifice Sbut 16 To the woman he said,
didn't look favorably on Cain and his sac“I will make your pregnancy very painful; rifice. Cain became very angry and looked
in pain you will bear children. resentful. The LORD said to Cain, “Why are You will desire your husband,
you angry, and why do you look so resentbut he will rule over you."
ful? 'If you do the right thing, won't you 17To the man he said, “Because you lis- be accepted? But if you don't do the right tened to your wife's voice and you ate from thing, sin will be waiting at the door ready the tree that I commanded, “You will not eat to strike! It will entice you, but you must from it,'
rule over it."
Or He "Heb lacks some fruit. 'Heb sounds like live. Por man (Heb adam) or created; Heb sounds similar to O Cain. "LXX, Syr, Vulg, Sam; MT lacks Let's go out to the field.
