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Genesis 4:8
8 Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let's go wives of Lamech, out to the field.” When they were in the pay attention to my words: field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and I killed a man for wounding me, killed him.
a boy for striking me; 'The LORD said to Cain, “Where is your 24so Cain will be paid back seven times brother Abel?"
and Lamech seventy-seven times." Cain said, “I don't know. Am I my broth- 25 Adam knew his wife intimately again, er's guardian?”
and she gave birth to a son. She named him 10 The LORD said, “What did you do? The Seth "because God has given me another voice of your brother's blood is crying to child in place of Abel whom Cain killed.” me from the ground. "You are now cursed 26 Seth also fathered a son and named him from the ground that opened its mouth to Enosh. At that time, people began to wortake your brother's blood from your hand. ship in the LORD's name. 12 When you farm the fertile land, it will no longer grow anything for you, and you will Adam's descendants become a roving nomad on the earth.” [This is the record of Adam's descend
13 Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment Jants. On the day God created humanis more than I can bear. Now that you've ity, he made them to resemble God 'and driven me away from the fertile land and I created them male and female. He blessed am hidden from your presence, I'm about to them and called them humanity' on the day become a roving nomad on the earth, and they were created. 'When Adam was 130 anyone who finds me will kill me."
years old, he became the father of a son in 15 The LORD said to him, "It won't his image, resembling him, and named him happen;' anyone who kills Cain will be paid Seth. “After Seth's birth, Adam lived 800 back seven times.” The LORD put a sign on years; he had other sons and daughters. "In Cain so that no one who found him would all, Adam lived 930 years, and he died. assault him. 16 Cain left the LORD's pres- When Seth was 105 years old, he ence, and he settled down in the land of became the father of Enosh. After the Nod, east of Eden.
birth of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years; and
he had other sons and daughters. In all, Cain's descendants
Seth lived 912 years, and he died. 17 Cain knew his wife intimately. She be- 'When Enosh was 90 years old, he came pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. became the father of Kenan. 1° After KeCain built a city and named the city after nan's birth, Enosh lived 815 years; and his son Enoch.
he had other sons and daughters. "In 18 Irad was born to Enoch. Irad fathered all, Enosh lived 905 years, and he died. Mehujael, Mehujael fathered Methushael, 12When Kenan was 70 years old, he beand Methushael fathered Lamech. "Lamech came the father of Mahalalel. 13After the took two wives, the first named Adah and the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years; second Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he and he had other sons and daughters. In was the ancestor of those who live in tents all, Kenan lived 910 years, and he died. and own livestock. 21His brother's name was 15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, Jubal; he was the ancestor of those who play he became the father of Jared. 16 After stringed and wind instruments.22 Zillah also Jared's birth, Mahalalel lived 830 years; gave birth to Tubal-cain, the ancestor oft and he had other sons and daughters. blacksmiths and all artisans of bronze and 17 In all, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and iron. Tubal-cain's sister was Naamah.
he died. 23 Lamech said to his wives,
18 When Jared was 162 years old, he be“Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice;
came the father of Enoch. "After Enoch's
OʻLXX, Syr, Vulg; MT therefore 'Heb lacks the ancestor of. Sounds like the Heb verb gave 'Heb adam
