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22 Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human
beings* have become like us, knowing both good
and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from
the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!” 23So the Lord God banished them from the
Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate
the ground from which he had been made. 24After
sending them out, the Lord God stationed mighty
cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he
placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth
to guard the way to the tree of life.
Cain and Abel
Now Adam* had sexual relations with his wife,
Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave
birth to Cain, she said, “With the Lord’s help, I
have produced* a man!” 2 Later she gave birth to
his brother and named him Abel.
When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd,
while Cain cultivated the ground. 3 When it was
time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his
crops as a gift to the Lord. 4 Abel also brought a
gift—the best of the firstborn lambs from his flock.
The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, 5 but he did
not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very
angry, and he looked dejected.
6 “Why are you so angry?” the Lord asked Cain.
“Why do you look so dejected? 7 You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to
do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching
at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”
8 One day Cain suggested to his brother, “Let’s
go out into the fields.”* And while they were in the
field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed
him.
9Afterward the Lord asked Cain, “Where is your
brother? Where is Abel?”
“I don’t know,” Cain responded. “Am I my brother’s guardian?”
10 But the Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the
ground! 11 Now you are cursed and banished from
the ground, which has swallowed your brother’s
blood. 12No longer will the ground yield good crops
for you, no matter how hard you work! From now
on you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth.”
13 Cain replied to the Lord, “My punishment* is
too great for me to bear! 14 You have banished me
from the land and from your presence; you have
made me a homeless wanderer. Anyone who finds
me will kill me!”
15 The Lord replied, “No, for I will give a sevenfold punishment to anyone who kills you.” Then
the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who
might try to kill him. 16So Cain left the Lord’s presence and settled in the land of Nod,* east of Eden.
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The Descendants of Cain
17 Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and she
became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Then
Cain founded a city, which he named Enoch, after
his son. 18 Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad became the father of* Mehujael. Mehujael became
the father of Methushael. Methushael became the
father of Lamech.
19 Lamech married two women. The first was
named Adah, and the second was Zillah. 20 Adah
gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who
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raise livestock and live in tents. 21 His brother’s
name was Jubal, the first of all who play the harp
and flute. 22Lamech’s other wife, Zillah, gave birth
to a son named Tubal-cain. He became an expert
in forging tools of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain had
a sister named Naamah. 23One day Lamech said to
his wives,
“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
listen to me, you wives of Lamech.
I have killed a man who attacked me,
a young man who wounded me.
24 If someone who kills Cain is punished seven
times,
then the one who kills me will be punished
seventy-seven times!”
The Birth of Seth
25 Adam had sexual relations with his wife again,
and she gave birth to another son. She named him
Seth,* for she said, “God has granted me another
son in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.” 26 When
Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh.
At that time people first began to worship the Lord
by name.
The Descendants of Adam
This is the written account of the descendants
of Adam. When God created human beings,*
he made them to be like himself. 2He created them
male and female, and he blessed them and called
them “human.”
3When Adam was 130 years old, he became the
father of a son who was just like him—in his
very image. He named his son Seth. 4After the
birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years,
and he had other sons and daughters. 5Adam
lived 930 years, and then he died.
6When Seth was 105 years old, he became the
father of* Enosh. 7After the birth of* Enosh,
Seth lived another 807 years, and he had other
sons and daughters. 8Seth lived 912 years, and
then he died.
9When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the
father of Kenan. 10After the birth of Kenan,
Enosh lived another 815 years, and he had
other sons and daughters. 11Enosh lived
905 years, and then he died.
12When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the
father of Mahalalel. 13After the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived another 840 years, and he
had other sons and daughters. 14Kenan lived
910 years, and then he died.
15When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the
father of Jared. 16After the birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another 830 years, and he had other
sons and daughters. 17Mahalalel lived 895 years,
and then he died.
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2:6 Or mist. 2:19 Or Adam, and so throughout the chapter. 2:21 Or
took a part of the man’s side. 3:8 Or Adam, and so throughout the
chapter. 3:15 Or bruise; also in 3:15b. 3:16 Or And though you will
have desire for your husband, / he will rule over you. 3:20 Eve sounds
like a Hebrew term that means “to give life.” 3:22 Or the man;
Hebrew reads ha-adam. 4:1a Or the man; also in 4:25. 4:1b Or I have
acquired. Cain sounds like a Hebrew term that can mean “produce”
or “acquire.” 4:8 As in Samaritan Pentateuch, Greek and Syriac
versions, and Latin Vulgate; Masoretic Text lacks “Let’s go out into the
fields.” 4:13 Or My sin. 4:16 Nod means “wandering.” 4:18 Or the
ancestor of, and so throughout the verse. 4:25 Seth probably means
“granted”; the name may also mean “appointed.” 5:1 Or man;
Hebrew reads adam; similarly in 5:2. 5:6 Or the ancestor of; also in
5:9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 25. 5:7 Or the birth of this ancestor of; also in 5:10,
13, 16, 19, 22, 26.
