| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. | 1Adam was intimate with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, "I have had a male child with the LORD's help." |
| 2And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. | 2Then she also gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd of flocks, but Cain worked the ground. |
| 3And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. | 3In the course of time Cain presented some of the land's produce as 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 unto Abel and to his offering: | 4And Abel also presented an offering--some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The LORD had regard for Abel and his offering, |
| 5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. | 5but He did not have regard for Cain and his offering. Cain was furious, and he looked despondent. |
| 6And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? | 6Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you furious? And why do you look despondent? |
| 7If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. | 7If you do what is right, won't you be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it." |
| 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. | 8Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field." And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. |
| 9And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? | 9Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?"" I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's guardian?" |
| 10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. | 10Then He said, "What have you done? Your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground! |
| 11And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; | 11So now you are cursed, alienated, from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood you have shed. |
| 12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. | 12If you work the ground, it will never again give you its yield. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth." |
| 13And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. | 13But Cain answered the LORD, "My punishment is too great to bear! |
| 14Behold, 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 slay me. | 14Since You are banishing me today from the soil, and I must hide myself from Your presence and become a restless wanderer on the earth, whoever finds me will kill me." |
| 15And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. | 15Then the LORD replied to him, "In that case, whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over." And He placed a mark on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him. |
| 16And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. | 16Then Cain went out from the LORD's presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden. |
| 17And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. | 17Cain was intimate with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain became the builder of a city, and he named the city Enoch after his son. |
| 18And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. | 18Irad was born to Enoch, Irad fathered Mehujael, Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. |
| 19And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. | 19Lamech took two wives for himself, one named Adah and the other named Zillah. |
| 20And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. | 20Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of the nomadic herdsmen. |
| 21And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. | 21His brother was named Jubal; he was the father of all who play the lyre and the flute. |
| 22And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah. | 22Zillah bore Tubal-cain, who made all kinds of bronze and iron tools. Tubal-cain's sister was Naamah. |
| 23And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. | 23Lamech said to his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, pay attention to my words. For I killed a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me. |
| 24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. | 24If Cain is to be avenged seven times over, then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times! |
| 25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. | 25Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, for she said, "God has given me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him." |
| 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. | 26A son was born to Seth also, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of Yahweh. |
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