¶ And Adam knew¹ Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain², and said, I have³ gotten a man from the LORD.

And she again bare his brother Abel⁴. And Abel was a keeper⁵ of sheep, but Cain was a tiller⁶ of the ground.

¶ And in process of time⁷ it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit⁸ of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings⁹ of his flock¹⁰ and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had¹¹ respect unto Abel and to his offering:

But¹² unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth¹³, and his countenance fell.

¶¹⁴And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

If thou doest well¹⁵, shalt thou not be accepted¹⁶? and if thou doest not well, sin¹⁷ lieth at the door. And unto thee¹⁸ shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

¶ And Cain talked¹⁹ with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose²⁰ up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

¶ And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is²¹ Abel thy brother? And he said, I know²² not: Am I my brother's keeper?

¶ And he said, What²³ hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood²⁴ crieth unto me from the ground.

²⁵And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened²⁶ her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;

When thou tillest the ground, it²⁷ shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive²⁸ and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

¶ And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear²⁹.

Behold, thou hast driven³⁰ me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy³¹ face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive³² and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that³³ every one that findeth me shall slay me.

And the LORD said unto him, Therefore³⁴ whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold³⁵. And the LORD set a mark³⁶ upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

¶ And Cain went³⁷ out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod³⁸, on the east of Eden.

And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch³⁹: and he⁴⁰ builded a city, and called the name⁴¹ of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech⁴².

¶ And Lamech took unto him two wives⁴³: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

¶ And Adah bare Jabal: he was the⁴⁴ father⁴⁵ of such as dwell⁴⁶ in tents, and of such as have cattle.

And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father⁴⁷ of all such as handle the harp⁴⁸ and organ.

And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer⁴⁹ of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.

¶ And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear⁵⁰ my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding⁵¹, and a young man to my hurt⁵².

If⁵³ Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy⁵⁴ and sevenfold.

¶ And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called⁵⁵ his name Seth⁵⁶: For God⁵⁷, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

And to Seth, to him⁵⁸ also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos⁵⁹: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.