Genesis 4:11-24
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11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
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12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
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13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
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14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
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15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
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16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
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17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
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18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
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19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
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20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
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21 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
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22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
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23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
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24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.