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Then Adam slept with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to {a son they named} Cain {which means "obtained"}, because she said, "Yahweh has enabled me to obtain a son!” 2 Then Eve also gave birth to Cain's brother {whom they named} Abel. {When they grew up,} Abel became a shepherd, and Cain became a {crop} farmer. 3 As time went by, one day Cain brought some of the crops {that he had grown} in his fields to Yahweh as an offering. 4 Abel also made {an offering to Yahweh, but his was} some of the firstborn animals in his flocks, including some of their best parts. Yahweh was pleased with Abel and his offering. 5 However he was not pleased with Cain or his offering. So Cain became extremely angry and he frowned his face. 6 Then Yahweh asked Cain, "Why are you so angry? And why are you frowning? 7 If you do {what is} right, I will accept you {and your offering}. But if you do not do {what is} right, then sin {is like a fierce animal that} is waiting outside your door {to attack you}. It wants {to control} you, but you must rule over it.”8 But {after that,} Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field {together}.” So they went out to the field, and while they were there, Cain attacked his brother and killed him.
9 Later Yahweh asked Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?” Cain responded, "I do not know. Is it my job to take care of my brother?" 10 Then Yahweh said {to him}, "You have done a terrible thing! I see your brother’s blood on the ground, and I must punish you {for killing him}! 11 So now I am cursing you {so that you will not be able to grow food} from the ground, which is where your brother's blood spilled out when you murdered him. 12 Whenever you {try to} farm the ground, it will no longer produce good crops for you. {From now on,} you will be a fugitive who wanders around on the earth {without a permanent home}."
13 Cain replied to Yahweh, "You are punishing me more {severely} than I can endure. 14 Look! Today you have banished me from {farming} the ground. I will be far away from you, and I will be a homeless fugitive on the earth, so that whoever sees me will kill me!” 15 Yahweh replied to him, "So then, {I will warn everyone that} I will take vengeance on whoever kills you {and punish him} seven times more {severely} {than I am punishing you}!” Then he put a mark on Cain to warn everyone who met him not to kill him. 16 Then Cain left Yahweh's presence and lived in the land of Nod {which means "land of wandering"}, {which was} east of {the land of} Eden.
17 Then Cain slept with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to {a son they named} Enoch. {At that time} Cain was building a city, so he named the city after his son Enoch. 18 Later on {when Enoch grew up,} Enoch had {a son named} Irad. Then Irad had {a son named} Mehujael, then Mehujael had {a son named} Methushael, then Methushael had {a son named} Lamech.
19 {When Lamech grew up,} he married two wives. His first wife's name was Adah, and his other wife's name was Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to {a son named} Jabal. He {grew up and} became the first of {all} those who live in tents and raise livestock {for a living}. 21 His brother's name was Jubal. He became the first of all those who play harps and flutes.
22 {Lamech's other wife} Zillah also gave birth to {a son named} Tubal Cain. He {was the first of all those who} make all {kinds of} tools {and other things} out of bronze and iron. Tubal Cain had a sister {whose name was} Naamah.
23 {One day} Lamech bragged to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, listen to what I have to say. My wives, listen to this: I killed a man for wounding me! In fact, {I killed} the young man {just} because he bruised me. 24 God will avenge Cain seven times, but {I,} Lamech {avenge myself} 77 times!”
25 Then Adam slept with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son, and she named him Seth {which means "given"}, because {she said}, "God has given me another child to replace Abel, whom Cain killed.” 26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh.
During that time people began to worship {God} by using His name Yahweh.