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Genesis, starting at chapter 4
{4:1} The man knew Havah his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to
Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man with the LORD's help." {4:2}
Again she gave birth, to Cain's brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of
sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. {4:3} As time passed, it
happened that Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of
the ground. {4:4} Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock
and of its fat. The LORD respected Abel and his offering, {4:5} but he
didn't respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the
expression on his face fell. {4:6} The LORD said to Cain, "Why are you
angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen? {4:7} If you do
well, will it not be lifted up? If you don't do well, sin crouches at
the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it." {4:8}
Cain said to Abel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened
when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his
brother, and killed him.
{4:9} The LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?"
He said, "I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
{4:10} The LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your
brother's blood cries to me from the ground. {4:11} Now you are cursed
because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your
brother's blood from your hand. {4:12} From now on, when you till the
ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive
and a wanderer in the earth."
{4:13} Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can
bear. {4:14} Behold, you have driven me out this day from the surface
of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a
fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. It will happen that whoever
finds me will kill me."
{4:15} The LORD said to him, "Therefore whoever slays Cain,
vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold." the LORD appointed a sign
for Cain, lest any finding him should strike him.
{4:16} Cain went out from the LORD's presence, and lived in the land
of Nod, east of Eden. {4:17} Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and
gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and called the name of the city,
after the name of his son, Enoch. {4:18} To Enoch was born Irad. Irad
became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of
Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech. {4:19} Lamech took
two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other
Zillah. {4:20} Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those
who dwell in tents and have livestock. {4:21} His brother's name was
Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe. {4:22}
Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting
instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Naamah. {4:23}
Lamech said to his wives,
"Adah and Zillah, hear my voice.
You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech,
for I have slain a man for wounding me,
a young man for bruising me.
{4:24} If Cain will be avenged seven times,
truly Lamech seventy-seven times."
{4:25} Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named
him Seth, "for God has appointed me another child instead of Abel, for
Cain killed him." {4:26} There was also born a son to Seth, and he
named him Enosh. Then men began to call on the LORD's name.
{5:1} This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that
God created man, he made him in God's likeness. {5:2} He created them
male and female, and blessed them, and called their name
[1>]"Adam,"[<1] in the day when they were created. {5:3} Adam lived
one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own
likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. {5:4} The days of Adam
after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he
became the father of sons and daughters. {5:5} All the days that Adam
lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.
{5:6} Seth lived one hundred five years, and became the father of
Enosh. {5:7} Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight
hundred seven years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
{5:8} All the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he
died.
{5:9} Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.
{5:10} Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan, eight hundred
fifteen years, and became the father of sons and daughters. {5:11} All
the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.
{5:12} Kenan lived seventy years, and became the father of
Mahalalel. {5:13} Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel
eight hundred forty years, and became the father of sons and daughters
{5:14} and all the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he
died.
{5:15} Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and became the father of
Jared. {5:16} Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared
eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of sons and
daughters. {5:17} All the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred
ninety-five years, then he died.
{5:18} Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, and became the
father of Enoch. {5:19} Jared lived after he became the father of
Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of sons and
daughters. {5:20} All the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two
years, then he died.
{5:21} Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of
Methuselah. {5:22} Enoch walked with God after he became the father of
Methuselah three hundred years, and became the father of sons and
daughters. {5:23} All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five
years. {5:24} Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.
{5:25} Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, and became
the father of Lamech. {5:26} Methuselah lived after he became the
father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father
of sons and daughters. {5:27} All the days of Methuselah were nine
hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.
{5:28} Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, and became the
father of a son, {5:29} and he named him Noah, saying, "This same will
comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, because of the
ground which the LORD has cursed." {5:30} Lamech lived after he became
the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the
father of sons and daughters. {5:31} All the days of Lamech were seven
hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.
{5:32} Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father
of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
{6:1} It happened, when men began to multiply on the surface of the
ground, and daughters were born to them, {6:2} that God's sons saw
that men's daughters were beautiful, and they took for themselves
wives of all that they chose. {6:3} The LORD said, "My Spirit will not
strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; yet will his days
be one hundred twenty years." {6:4} The Nephilim were in the earth in
those days, and also after that, when God's sons came in to men's
daughters. They bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who
were of old, men of renown.
{6:5} The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the
earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was
only evil continually. {6:6} The LORD was sorry that he had made man
on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart. {6:7} The LORD said, "I
will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground;
man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky; for I
am sorry that I have made them." {6:8} But Noah found favor in the
LORD's eyes.
{6:9} This is the history of the generations of Noah. Noah was a
righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked
with God. {6:10} Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and
Japheth. {6:11} The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was
filled with violence. {6:12} God saw the earth, and saw that it was
corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
{6:13} God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before me,
for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will
destroy them with the earth. {6:14} Make a ship of gopher wood. You
shall make rooms in the ship, and shall seal it inside and outside
with pitch. {6:15} This is how you shall make it. The length of the
ship will be three hundred cubits, its breadth fifty cubits, and its
height thirty cubits. {6:16} You shall make a roof in the ship, and
you shall finish it to a cubit upward. You shall set the door of the
ship in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third
levels. {6:17} I, even I, do bring the flood of waters on this earth,
to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky.
Everything that is in the earth will die. {6:18} But I will establish
my covenant with you. You shall come into the ship, you, your sons,
your wife, and your sons' wives with you. {6:19} Of every living thing
of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ship, to keep
them alive with you. They shall be male and female. {6:20} Of the
birds after their kind, of the livestock after their kind, of every
creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall
come to you, to keep them alive. {6:21} Take with you of all food that
is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you,
and for them." {6:22} Thus Noah did. According to all that God
commanded him, so he did.
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Footnotes:
[1] {5:2} "Adam" and "Man" are spelled with the exact same consonants
in Hebrew, so this can be correctly translated either way.
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