Genesis 4
- 1And Adam knew Eve his wife. And she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
- 2And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a farmer who worked the ground.
- 3And in process of time Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to the Lord.
- 4And Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. And the Lord had respect to Abel and to his offering.
- 5But to Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very angry, and his face fell.
- 6And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? And why is your face fallen?
- 7If you do well, shall you not be accepted? And if you do not well, sin lies at the door. And to you shall be his desire, and you shall rule over him.
- 8And Cain talked with Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and killed him.
- 9And the Lord said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?
- 10And he said, What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.
- 11And now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened her mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
- 12When you till the ground, it shall not from now on yield to you her strength. A fugitive and a vagabond shall you be in the earth.
- 13And Cain said to the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
- 14You have driven me out this day from the face of the earth. And from your face shall I be hid. And I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth. And everyone who finds me shall kill me.
- 15And the Lord said to him, Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark on Cain, so that anyone finding him would not kill him.
- 16And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and lived in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
- 17And Cain knew his wife. And she conceived, and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
- 18And to Enoch was born Irad. And Irad was the father of Mehujael. And Mehujael was the father of Methusael. And Methusael was the father of Lamech.
- 19And Lamech took to him two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
- 20And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of such as live in tents, and of such as have cattle.
- 21And his brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
- 22And Zillah also bore Tubalcain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
- 23And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have killed a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
- 24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
- 25And Adam knew his wife again. And she bore a son, and called his name Seth. For God, she said, has appointed me another child instead of Abel, who Cain killed.
- 26And to Seth, to him also there was born a son. And he called his name Enosh. Then began men to call on the name of the Lord.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Genesis 4 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
GIGAKJVAnd Adam knew Eve his wife. And she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
KJVAnd she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
GIGAKJVAnd she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a farmer who worked the ground.
KJVAnd in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.
GIGAKJVAnd in process of time Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to the Lord.
KJVAnd 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:
GIGAKJVAnd Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. And the Lord had respect to Abel and to his offering.
KJVBut unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
GIGAKJVBut to Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very angry, and his face fell.
KJVAnd the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? And why is your face fallen?
KJVIf 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.
GIGAKJVIf you do well, shall you not be accepted? And if you do not well, sin lies at the door. And to you shall be his desire, and you shall rule over him.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Cain talked with Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and killed him.
KJVAnd the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?
KJVAnd he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
GIGAKJVAnd he said, What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.
KJVAnd now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
GIGAKJVAnd now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened her mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
KJVWhen thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
GIGAKJVWhen you till the ground, it shall not from now on yield to you her strength. A fugitive and a vagabond shall you be in the earth.
KJVAnd Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
GIGAKJVAnd Cain said to the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
KJVBehold, 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.
GIGAKJVYou have driven me out this day from the face of the earth. And from your face shall I be hid. And I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth. And everyone who finds me shall kill me.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord said to him, Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark on Cain, so that anyone finding him would not kill him.
KJVAnd Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
GIGAKJVAnd Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and lived in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Cain knew his wife. And she conceived, and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
KJVAnd unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
GIGAKJVAnd to Enoch was born Irad. And Irad was the father of Mehujael. And Mehujael was the father of Methusael. And Methusael was the father of Lamech.
KJVAnd Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
GIGAKJVAnd Lamech took to him two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
KJVAnd Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
GIGAKJVAnd Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of such as live in tents, and of such as have cattle.
KJVAnd his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
GIGAKJVAnd his brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
KJVAnd Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
GIGAKJVAnd Zillah also bore Tubalcain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have killed a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Adam knew his wife again. And she bore a son, and called his name Seth. For God, she said, has appointed me another child instead of Abel, who Cain killed.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd to Seth, to him also there was born a son. And he called his name Enosh. Then began men to call on the name of the Lord.
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