1 Later, Adam a4:1 Or the man had sexual relations with b4:1 Lit. Adam knew his wife Eve. She became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “I have given birth to c4:1 Or have acquired; the Heb. verb resembles the word for Cain a male child—the LORD.” d4:1 Or child with the LORD; the Heb. lacks with ISV — Genesis 4:1
2 And she did it again, giving birth to his brother Abel. Abel shepherded flocks and Cain became a farmer. e4:2 Lit. a worker of the ground ISV — Genesis 4:2
3 Later, after a while, Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit that he had harvested, f4:3 Lit. fruit of the ground ISV — Genesis 4:3
4 while Abel brought the best parts g4:4 Lit. the fatty portions of some of the firstborn from his flock. The LORD looked favorably upon Abel and his offering, ISV — Genesis 4:4
5 but he did not look favorably upon Cain and his offering. When Cain became very upset and h4:5 Lit. and his face was depressed, ISV — Genesis 4:5
6 the LORD asked Cain, “Why are you so upset? Why are you i4:6 Lit. Why is your face depressed? ISV — Genesis 4:6
7 If you do what is appropriate, j4:7 Or good you’ll be accepted, won’t you? But if you don’t do what is appropriate, k4:7 Or good sin is crouching near your doorway, turning toward you. Now as for you, will you take dominion over it?” l4:7 Or However, you must take dominion over it. ISV — Genesis 4:7
8 Instead, Cain told his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the wilderness.” m4:8 So with SP, LXX, Vg, and Syr; the Heb. lacks Let’s go out to the wilderness. When they were outside in the fields, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. ISV — Genesis 4:8
9 Later, the LORD asked Cain, “Where’s your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he answered. “Am I my brother’s guardian?” ISV — Genesis 4:9
10 “What did you do?” God n4:10 Lit. he asked. “Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. ISV — Genesis 4:10
11 Now you’re more cursed than the ground, which has opened o4:11 Lit. opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. ISV — Genesis 4:11
12 Whenever you work the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you, and you’ll wander throughout the earth as a fugitive.” ISV — Genesis 4:12
13 “My punishment is too great to bear,” Cain told the LORD. ISV — Genesis 4:13
14 “You’re driving me from the soil p4:14 Lit. the face of the ground today. I’ll be hidden from you, and I’ll wander throughout the earth as a fugitive. In the future, q4:14 Lit. So it will be that whoever finds me will kill me.” ISV — Genesis 4:14
15 The LORD told him, “This won’t happen, because whoever kills you r4:15 Lit. Cain will suffer seven times the vengeance.” Then the LORD placed a sign on Cain so that no one finding him would kill him. ISV — Genesis 4:15
16 After this, Cain left the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. ISV — Genesis 4:16
17 Later, Cain had sexual relations with s4:17 Lit. Cain knew his wife. She became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain t4:17 Lit. He founded a city and named it after u4:17 Lit. called its name after the name of his son Enoch. ISV — Genesis 4:17
18 Irad was born to Enoch. Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. ISV — Genesis 4:18
19 Later, Lamech married two wives. One was named Adah and the other was named v4:19 Lit. the name of the second was Zillah. ISV — Genesis 4:19
20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who became the ancestor of those who live in tents and herd w4:20 The Heb. lacks herd livestock. ISV — Genesis 4:20
21 His brother was named Jubal; he became the ancestor of all those who play the lyre and the flute. ISV — Genesis 4:21
22 Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, who became a forger of bronze and iron work. Tubal-cain’s sister was Naamah. ISV — Genesis 4:22
23 Lamech told his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to what I have to say: You wives of Lamech, hear what I’m announcing! I’ve killed a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me. ISV — Genesis 4:23
24 For if Cain is being avenged seven times, then Lamech will be avenged x4:24 The Heb. lacks will be avenged 77 times.” ISV — Genesis 4:24
25 Later on, after Adam had sexual relations with y4:25 Lit. Adam knew his wife, she gave birth to a son and named him z4:25 Lit. called his name Seth, because “God granted aa4:25 The Heb. verb granted resembles the word Seth me another offspring to replace Abel, since Cain murdered him.” ISV — Genesis 4:25
26 Seth also fathered a son, whom he named Enosh. At that time, profaning bb4:26 Or invoking; lit. calling on the name of the LORD began. ISV — Genesis 4:26