KJV Easy Read Bible Cain Murders Abel1And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. had intercourse with 2And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. one who cultivates, farmer 3And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to the Lord. 4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect to Abel and to his offering: HEB 11:4 | firstborn 5But to Cain and to his offering He had not respect. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. face was downcast 6And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your countenance fallen? 7If you do well, shall you not be accepted? and if you do not well, sin lies at the door. And to you shall be his desire, and you shall rule over him. 8And 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 slew him. HEB 11:4 9And the Lord said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper? MATT 23:35; 1 JOHN 3:12; HEB 12:24 10And He said, What have you done? the voice of your brother’s blood cries to Me from the ground. 11And now are you cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand; 12When you till the ground, it shall not hereafter yield to you its strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shall you be in the earth. cultivate; wanderer 13And Cain said to the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14Behold, you have driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from Your face shall I be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that finds me shall slay me. 15And the Lord said to him, Therefore whosoever slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. The Family of Cain16And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. Wandering 17And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch: and he built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. Dedicated 18And to Enoch was born Irad: and Irad fathered Mehujael: and Mehujael fathered Methusael: and Methusael fathered Lamech. 19And Lamech took to him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. 21And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. 22And Zillah, she also bore Tubalcain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah. metal craftsman 23And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; youp wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. for wounding me 24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. A New Son25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, has appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. offspring 26And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord. The Trusted King James in an Easy Read Format® is a registered trademarks of Whitaker Corporation. KJVERTM, Word of GodTM, Red Letter OldTM, Old Testament Direct Words of God in RedTM, King James Version Sword BibleTM, and SwordKJVTM are trademarked slogans of Whitaker Corporation. |
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