Genesis:4.1
Adam lay with 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."

Genesis:4.2
Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.

Genesis:4.3
In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD.

Genesis:4.4
But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,

Genesis:4.5
but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.

Genesis:4.6
Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?

Genesis:4.7
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 master it."

Genesis:4.8
Now 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.

Genesis:4.9
Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" "I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper?"

Genesis:4.10
The LORD said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground.

Genesis:4.11
Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

Genesis:4.12
When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth."

Genesis:4.13
Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is more than I can bear.

Genesis:4.14
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."

Genesis:4.15
But the LORD said to him, "Not so; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over." Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.

Genesis:4.16
So Cain went out from the LORD's presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.