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Genesis 3-5
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 3
1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any animal of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, 'Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?' 2 The woman said to the serpent, 'From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’?' 4 The serpent said to the woman, 'You certainly will not die! 5 For God knows that on the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will become like God, knowing good and evil.' 6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves waist coverings.
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Now they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
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Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, 'Where are you?'
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He said, 'I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.'
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And He said, 'Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree from which I commanded you not to eat?'
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The man said, 'The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me some of the fruit of the tree, and I ate.'
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Then the LORD God said to the woman, 'What is this that you have done?' And the woman said, 'The serpent deceived me, and I ate.'
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Then the LORD God said to the serpent, 'Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than all the livestock, And more than any animal of the field; On your belly you shall go, And dust you shall eat All the days of your life;
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And I will make enemies Of you and the woman, And of your offspring and her Descendant; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise Him on the heel.'
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To the woman He said, 'I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you shall deliver children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he shall rule over you.'
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Then to Adam He said, 'Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; Cursed is the ground because of you; With hard labor you shall eat from it All the days of your life.
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Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; Yet you shall eat the plants of the field;
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By the sweat of your face You shall eat bread, Until you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return.'
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Now the man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.
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And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them.
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Then the LORD God said, 'Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might reach out with his hand, and take fruit also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever'—
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therefore the LORD God sent him out of the Garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken.
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So He drove the man out; and at the east of the Garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.
Chapter 4
1 Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, 'I have obtained a male child with the help of the LORD.' 2 And again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a cultivator of the ground. 3 So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground. 4 Abel, on his part also brought an offering, from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering; 5 but for Cain and his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his face was gloomy. 6 Then the LORD said to Cain, 'Why are you angry? And why is your face gloomy? 7 If you do well, will your face not be cheerful? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.' 8 Cain talked to his brother Abel; and it happened that when they were in the field Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
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Then the LORD said to Cain, 'Where is Abel your brother?' And he said, 'I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?'
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Then He said, 'What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to Me from the ground.
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Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
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When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; you will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth.'
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Cain said to the LORD, 'My punishment is too great to endure!
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Behold, You have driven me this day from the face of the ground; and I will be hidden from Your face, and I will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.'
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So the LORD said to him, 'Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him seven times as much.' And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one finding him would kill him.
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Then Cain left the presence of the LORD, and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
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Cain had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and Cain built a city, and named the city Enoch, after the name of his son.
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Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech.
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Lamech took two wives for himself: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah.
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Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock.
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His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and flute.
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As for Zillah, she also gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of all implements of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
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Lamech said to his wives, 'Adah and Zillah, Listen to my voice, You wives of Lamech, Pay attention to my words, For I have killed a man for wounding me; And a boy for striking me!
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If Cain is avenged seven times, Then Lamech seventy-seven times!'
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Adam had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, for, she said, 'God has appointed me another child in place of Abel, because Cain killed him.'
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To Seth also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then people began to call upon the name of the LORD.
Chapter 5
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. On the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them 'mankind' on the day when they were created.
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When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.
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Then the days of Adam after he fathered Seth were eight hundred years, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.
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Now Seth lived 105 years, and fathered Enosh.
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Then Seth lived 807 years after he fathered Enosh, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died.
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Now Enosh lived ninety years, and fathered Kenan.
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Then Enosh lived 815 years after he fathered Kenan, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died.
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Now Kenan lived seventy years, and fathered Mahalalel.
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Then Kenan lived 840 years after he fathered Mahalalel, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So all the days of Kenan were 910 years, and he died.
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Now Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and fathered Jared.
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Then Mahalalel lived 830 years after he fathered Jared, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years, and he died.
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Now Jared lived 162 years, and fathered Enoch.
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Then Jared lived eight hundred years after he fathered Enoch, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So all the days of Jared were 962 years, and he died.
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Now Enoch lived sixty-five years, and fathered Methuselah.
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Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he fathered Methuselah, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So all the days of Enoch were 365 years.
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Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.
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Now Methuselah lived 187 years, and fathered Lamech.
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Then Methuselah lived 782 years after he fathered Lamech, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died.
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Now Lamech lived 182 years, and fathered a son.
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And he named him Noah, saying, 'This one will give us comfort from our work and from the hard labor of our hands caused by the ground which the LORD has cursed.'
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Then Lamech lived 595 years after he fathered Noah, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died.
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Now after Noah was five hundred years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
King James Version
Chapter 3
1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
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And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
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And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
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And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
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And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
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And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
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And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
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And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
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And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
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And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
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And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
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Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
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And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
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Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
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In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
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And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
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Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
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And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
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Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
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So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Chapter 4
1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
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And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
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And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
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But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
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And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
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If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
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And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
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And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
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And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
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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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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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And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
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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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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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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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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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And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
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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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And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
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And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
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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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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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If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
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And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
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And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
Chapter 5
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; 2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. 3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: 4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: 5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
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And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
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And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
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And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
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And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
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And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
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And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
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And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
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And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
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And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
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And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
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And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
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And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
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And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
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And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
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And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
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And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
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And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
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And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
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And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
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And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
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And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
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And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
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And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
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And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
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And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
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And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
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And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 3
1 Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You can't eat from any tree in the garden'? "
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The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit from the trees in the garden.
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But about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God said, 'You must not eat it or touch it, or you will die.' "
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"No! You will certainly not die," the serpent said to the woman.
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"In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
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The woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
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Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
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Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
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So the Lord God called out to the man and said to him, "Where are you? "
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And he said, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid."
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Then he asked, "Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from? "
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The man replied, "The woman you gave to be with me--she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate."
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So the Lord God asked the woman, "What have you done? "And the woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
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So the Lord God said to the serpent: Because you have done this, you are cursed more than any livestock and more than any wild animal. You will move on your belly and eat dust all the days of your life.
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I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.
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He said to the woman: I will intensify your labor pains; you will bear children with painful effort. Your desire will be for your husband, yet he will rule over you.
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And he said to the man, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'Do not eat from it': The ground is cursed because of you. You will eat from it by means of painful labor all the days of your life.
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It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
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You will eat bread by the sweat of your brow until you return to the ground, since you were taken from it. For you are dust, and you will return to dust."
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The man named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living.
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The Lord God made clothing from skins for the man and his wife, and he clothed them.
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The Lord God said, "Since the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil, he must not reach out, take from the tree of life, eat, and live forever."
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So the Lord God sent him away from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.
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He drove the man out and stationed the cherubim and the flaming, whirling sword east of the garden of Eden to guard the way to the tree of life.
Chapter 4
1 The man was intimate with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, "I have had a male child with the Lord's help." 2 She also gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd of flocks, but Cain worked the ground. 3 In the course of time Cain presented some of the land's produce as an offering to the Lord. 4 And Abel also presented an offering--some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but he did not have regard for Cain and his offering. Cain was furious, and he looked despondent.
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Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you furious? And why do you look despondent?
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If you do what is right, won't you be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it."
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Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field." And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
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Then the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel? ""I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's guardian? "
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Then he said, "What have you done? Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground!
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So now you are cursed, alienated from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood you have shed.
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If you work the ground, it will never again give you its yield. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth."
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But Cain answered the Lord, "My punishment is too great to bear!
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Since you are banishing me today from the face of the earth, and I must hide from your presence and become a restless wanderer on the earth, whoever finds me will kill me."
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Then the Lord replied to him, "In that case, whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over." And he placed a mark on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him.
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Then Cain went out from the Lord's presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
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Cain was intimate with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain became the builder of a city, and he named the city Enoch after his son.
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Irad was born to Enoch, Irad fathered Mehujael, Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech.
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Lamech took two wives for himself, one named Adah and the other named Zillah.
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Adah bore Jabal; he was the first of the nomadic herdsmen.
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His brother was named Jubal; he was the first of all who play the lyre and the flute.
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Zillah bore Tubal-cain, who made all kinds of bronze and iron tools. Tubal-cain's sister was Naamah.
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Lamech said to his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, pay attention to my words. For I killed a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.
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If Cain is to be avenged seven times over, then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!
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Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, for she said, "God has given me another offspring in place of Abel, since Cain killed him."
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A son was born to Seth also, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of the Lord.
Chapter 5
1 This is the document containing the family records of Adam. On the day that God created man, he made him in the likeness of God; 2 he created them male and female. When they were created, he blessed them and called them mankind.
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Adam was 130 years old when he fathered a son in his likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.
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Adam lived 800 years after he fathered Seth, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So Adam's life lasted 930 years; then he died.
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Seth was 105 years old when he fathered Enosh.
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Seth lived 807 years after he fathered Enosh, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So Seth's life lasted 912 years; then he died.
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Enosh was 90 years old when he fathered Kenan.
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Enosh lived 815 years after he fathered Kenan, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So Enosh's life lasted 905 years; then he died.
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Kenan was 70 years old when he fathered Mahalalel.
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Kenan lived 840 years after he fathered Mahalalel, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So Kenan's life lasted 910 years; then he died.
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Mahalalel was 65 years old when he fathered Jared.
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Mahalalel lived 830 years after he fathered Jared, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So Mahalalel's life lasted 895 years; then he died.
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Jared was 162 years old when he fathered Enoch.
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Jared lived 800 years after he fathered Enoch, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So Jared's life lasted 962 years; then he died.
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Enoch was 65 years old when he fathered Methuselah.
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And after he fathered Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and fathered other sons and daughters.
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So Enoch's life lasted 365 years.
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Enoch walked with God; then he was not there because God took him.
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Methuselah was 187 years old when he fathered Lamech.
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Methuselah lived 782 years after he fathered Lamech, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So Methuselah's life lasted 969 years; then he died.
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Lamech was 182 years old when he fathered a son.
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And he named him Noah, saying, "This one will bring us relief from the agonizing labor of our hands, caused by the ground the Lord has cursed."
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Lamech lived 595 years after he fathered Noah, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
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So Lamech's life lasted 777 years; then he died.
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Noah was 500 years old, and he fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
New Living Translation
Chapter 3
1 The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the LORD God had made. One day he asked the woman, 'Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?'
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'Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,' the woman replied.
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'It's only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, 'You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.''
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'You won't die!' the serpent replied to the woman.
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'God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.'
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The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.
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At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
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When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the LORD God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the LORD God among the trees.
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Then the LORD God called to the man, 'Where are you?'
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He replied, 'I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.'
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'Who told you that you were naked?' the LORD God asked. 'Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?'
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The man replied, 'It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.'
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Then the LORD God asked the woman, 'What have you done?' 'The serpent deceived me,' she replied. 'That's why I ate it.'
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Then the LORD God said to the serpent, 'Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all animals, domestic and wild. You will crawl on your belly, groveling in the dust as long as you live.
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And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.'
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Then he said to the woman, 'I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you.'
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And to the man he said, 'Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat, the ground is cursed because of you. All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.
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It will grow thorns and thistles for you, though you will eat of its grains.
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By the sweat of your brow will you have food to eat until you return to the ground from which you were made. For you were made from dust, and to dust you will return.'
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Then the man--Adam--named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all who live.
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And the LORD God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife.
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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!'
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So 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.
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After 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.
Chapter 4
1 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!'
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Later she gave birth to his brother and named him Abel. When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground.
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When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the LORD.
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Abel also brought a gift--the best of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The LORD accepted Abel and his gift,
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but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.
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'Why are you so angry?' the LORD asked Cain. 'Why do you look so dejected?
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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.'
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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.
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Afterward the LORD asked Cain, 'Where is your brother? Where is Abel?' 'I don't know,' Cain responded. 'Am I my brother's guardian?'
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But the LORD said, 'What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground!
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Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother's blood.
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No 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.'
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Cain replied to the LORD, 'My punishment is too great for me to bear!
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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!'
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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.
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So Cain left the LORD's presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
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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.
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Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
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Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was Zillah.
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Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents.
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His brother's name was Jubal, the first of all who play the harp and flute.
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Lamech'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.
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One 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.
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If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times, then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!'
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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.'
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When Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the LORD by name.
Chapter 5
1 This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them to be like himself. 2 He created them male and female, and he blessed them and called them 'human.'
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When 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.
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After the birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
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Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.
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When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
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After the birth of Enosh, Seth lived another 807 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
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Seth lived 912 years, and then he died.
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When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
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After the birth of Kenan, Enosh lived another 815 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
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Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died.
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When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
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After the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived another 840 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
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Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died.
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When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
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After the birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another 830 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
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Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died.
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When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
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After the birth of Enoch, Jared lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
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Jared lived 962 years, and then he died.
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When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
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After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for another 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
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Enoch lived 365 years,
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walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God took him.
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When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
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After the birth of Lamech, Methuselah lived another 782 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
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Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died.
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When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son.
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Lamech named his son Noah, for he said, 'May he bring us relief from our work and the painful labor of farming this ground that the LORD has cursed.'
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After the birth of Noah, Lamech lived another 595 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
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Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died.
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By the time Noah was 500 years old, he was the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
English Standard Version
Chapter 3
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”
2
And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden,
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but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’”
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But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.
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For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
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So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.
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Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.
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And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
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But the LORD God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
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And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.”
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He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
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The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.”
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Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
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The LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
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I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”
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To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be contrary to husband, but he shall rule over you.”
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And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
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thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.
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By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
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The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.
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And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.
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Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—”
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therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.
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He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.
Chapter 4
1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD.” 2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. 3 In the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground, 4 and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. 6 The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.”
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Cain spoke to Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
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Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?”
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And the LORD said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground.
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And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
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When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
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Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.
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Behold, you have driven me today away from the ground, and from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
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Then the LORD said to him, “Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the LORD put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him.
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Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
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Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
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To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech.
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And Lamech took two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
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Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
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His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.
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Zillah also bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
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Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say: I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.
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If Cain’s revenge is sevenfold, then Lamech’s is seventy-sevenfold.”
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And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has appointed for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.”
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To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time people began to call upon the name of the LORD.
Chapter 5
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. 2 Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created. 3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. 4 The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 5 Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.
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When Seth had lived 105 years, he fathered Enosh.
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Seth lived after he fathered Enosh 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
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Thus all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died.
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When Enosh had lived 90 years, he fathered Kenan.
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Enosh lived after he fathered Kenan 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
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Thus all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died.
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When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel.
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Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalalel 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
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Thus all the days of Kenan were 910 years, and he died.
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When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he fathered Jared.
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Mahalalel lived after he fathered Jared 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
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Thus all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years, and he died.
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When Jared had lived 162 years, he fathered Enoch.
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Jared lived after he fathered Enoch 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
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Thus all the days of Jared were 962 years, and he died.
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When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah.
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Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
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Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years.
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Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.
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When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he fathered Lamech.
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Methuselah lived after he fathered Lamech 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
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Thus all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died.
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When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son
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and called his name Noah, saying, “Out of the ground that the LORD has cursed, this one shall bring us relief from our work and from the painful toil of our hands.”
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Lamech lived after he fathered Noah 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
31
Thus all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died.
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After Noah was 500 years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
New International Version
Chapter 3
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, 'Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?'
2
The woman said to the serpent, 'We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,
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but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.''
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You will not certainly die,' the serpent said to the woman.
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For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.'
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When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
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Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
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Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
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But the LORD God called to the man, 'Where are you?'
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He answered, 'I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.'
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And he said, 'Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?'
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The man said, 'The woman you put here with me--she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.'
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Then the LORD God said to the woman, 'What is this you have done?' The woman said, 'The serpent deceived me, and I ate.'
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So the LORD God said to the serpent, 'Because you have done this, 'Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
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And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.'
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To the woman he said, 'I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.'
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To Adam he said, 'Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat from it,' 'Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life.
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It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
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By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.'
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Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.
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The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.
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And the LORD God said, 'The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.'
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So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
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After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
Chapter 4
1 Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, 'With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man.'
2
Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.
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In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD.
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And Abel also brought an offering--fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
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but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
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Then the LORD said to Cain, 'Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?
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If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.'
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Now Cain said to his brother Abel, 'Let's go out to the field.' While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
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Then the LORD said to Cain, 'Where is your brother Abel?' 'I don't know,' he replied. 'Am I my brother's keeper?'
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The LORD said, 'What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground.
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Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
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When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.'
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Cain said to the LORD, 'My punishment is more than I can bear.
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Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.'
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But the LORD said to him, 'Not so; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.' Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
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So Cain went out from the LORD's presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
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Cain made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch.
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To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.
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Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
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Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.
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His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes.
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Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain's sister was Naamah.
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Lamech said to his wives, 'Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me.
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If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.'
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Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, 'God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.'
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Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of the LORD.
Chapter 5
1 This is the written account of Adam's family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them 'Mankind' when they were created.
3
When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
4
After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
5
Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
6
When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.
7
After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
8
Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
9
When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.
10
After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
11
Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
12
When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
13
After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
14
Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
15
When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.
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After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
17
Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
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When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
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After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
20
Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
21
When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
22
After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
23
Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
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Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
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When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
26
After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
27
Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
28
When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
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He named him Noah and said, 'He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has cursed.'
30
After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
31
Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
32
After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
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