^{8 Ref} And Cain saith unto Abel his brother, ``Let us go into the field;'' and it cometh to pass in their being in the field, that Cain riseth up against Abel his brother, and slayeth him.

^{9 Ref} And Jehovah saith unto Cain, `Where `is' Abel thy brother?' and he saith, `I have not known; my brother's keeper -- I?'

^{10 Ref} And He saith, `What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying unto Me from the ground;

^{11 Ref} and now, cursed `art' thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand;

^{12 Ref} when thou tillest the ground, it doth not add to give its strength to thee -- a wanderer, even a trembling one, thou art in the earth.'

^{13 Ref} And Cain saith unto Jehovah, `Greater is my punishment than to be borne;

^{14 Ref} lo, Thou hast driven me to-day from off the face of the ground, and from Thy face I am hid; and I have been a wanderer, even a trembling one, in the earth, and it hath been -- every one finding me doth slay me.'

^{15 Ref} And Jehovah saith to him, `Therefore -- of any slayer of Cain sevenfold it is required;' and Jehovah setteth to Cain a token that none finding him doth slay him.

^{16 Ref} And Cain goeth out from before Jehovah, and dwelleth in the land, moving about east of Eden;

^{17 Ref} and Cain knoweth his wife, and she conceiveth, and beareth Enoch; and he is building a city, and he calleth the name of the city, according to the name of his son -- Enoch.

^{18 Ref} And born to Enoch is Irad; and Irad hath begotten Mehujael; and Mehujael hath begotten Methusael; and Methusael hath begotten Lamech.

^{19 Ref} And Lamech taketh to himself two wives, the name of the one Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.

^{20 Ref} And Adah beareth Jabal, he hath been father of those inhabiting tents and purchased possessions;

^{21 Ref} and the name of his brother `is' Jubal, he hath been father of every one handling harp and organ.

^{22 Ref} And Zillah she also bare Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; and a sister of Tubal-Cain `is' Naamah.

^{23 Ref} And Lamech saith to his wives: -- `Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, give ear `to' my saying: For a man I have slain for my wound, Even a young man for my hurt;