Genesis 4:1-12 NAS
Now the man
had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain,
and she said, "I have gotten a man child with the help of
the Lord." Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And
Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. So
it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the
Lord of the fruit of the ground. Abel, on his part also brought of
the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord
had regard for Abel and for his offering; but for Cain and for his
offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his
countenance fell. Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you
angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well,
will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do
well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you
must master it." Cain told Abel his brother. And it came
about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his
brother and killed him.
Then
the Lord said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And
he said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood
is crying to Me from the ground. Now you are cursed from the ground,
which has opened it mouth to receive your brother's blood from your
hand. When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its
strength to you; you will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth."
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