Eve bears Cain and Abel—They offer sacrifices—Cain slays Abel and is cursed by the Lord, who also sets a mark upon him—The children of men multiply—Adam begets Seth, and Seth begets Enos.

1 - And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the L ORD.

2 - And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

3 - And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the L ORD.

4 - And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the L ORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering :

5 - But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

6 - And the L ORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

7 - If 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.

8 - And 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.

9 - ¶ And the L ORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother ’s keeper ?

10 - And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

11 - And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;

12 - When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

13 - And Cain said unto the L ORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

14 - Behold, 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.

15 - And the L ORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the L ORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

16 - ¶ And Cain went out from the presence of the L ORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

17 - And 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.

18 - And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

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

20 - And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.

21 - And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.

22 - And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

23 - And 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.

24 - If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

25 - ¶ And 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.

26 - And 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.