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Bereshis 4:11-26 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

11. And now art thou arur (cursed) from haadamah, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's dahm from thy hand;

12. When thou tillest haadamah, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her ko'ach (strength); na (restless fugitive) vanad (and a wanderer, nomad) shalt thou be in ha'aretz.

13. And Kayin said unto Hashem, My avon (iniquity, punishment for guilt) is greater than I can bear.

14. See, Thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the adamah; and from Thy face shall I be hidden and I shall be a na (restless fugitive) vanad (and a wanderer, nomad) in ha'aretz; and it shall come to pass, that whoever findeth me shall kill me.

15. And Hashem said unto him, Therefore whoever killeth Kayin, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Hashem placed an ot (mark) upon Kayin, so that none finding him should kill him.

16. And Kayin went out from the presence of Hashem, and dwelt in Eretz Nod, east of Eden.

17. And Kayin knew his isha; and she conceived, and bore Chanokh (Enoch); and he built an ir (city), and called the shem of the ir, after the shem beno, Chanokh (Enoch).

18. And unto Chanokh (Enoch) was born Irad; and Irad fathered Mechuyael; and Mechuyael fathered Metushael; and Metushael fathered Lamech.

19. And Lamech took unto him two nashim; the shem of the one was Adah, and the shem of the second Tzilah.

20. And Adah bore Yaval; he was the av of such as dwell in ohel, and have mikneh.

21. And his brother's shem was Yuval; he was the av of all such as play kinnor (harp) and ugav (flute).

22. And Tzilah, she also bore Tuval-Kayin, a forger of every cutting tool of nechoshet and barzel; and the achot of Tuval-Kayin was Naamah.

23. And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Tzilah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, give heed to my speech; for I have slain an ish for my wounding, and a yeled for my chabburah (see Ga.6:17).

24. If Kayin (Cain) shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and seven times over.

25. And Adam knew his isha again; and she bore a ben, and called shmo Shet; for Elohim, said she, hath appointed me another zera in place of Hevel, whom Kayin killed.

26. And to Shet, to him also there was born a ben; and he called shmo Enosh; then began men to call upon the Shem of Hashem.

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