1 And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and brought forth Cain and said, I have gained a man through God. 2 And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And it was so after some time that Cain brought of the fruits of the earth a sacrifice to the Lord. 4 And Abel also brought of the firstborn of his sheep and of his fatlings, and God looked upon Abel and his gifts, 5 but Cain and his sacrifices he regarded not, and Cain was exceedingly sorrowful and his countenance fell. 6 And the Lord God said to Cain, Why art thou become very sorrowful and why is thy countenance fallen? 7 Hast thou not sinned if thou hast brought it rightly, but not rightly divided it? be still, to thee shall be his submission, and thou shalt rule over him. 8 And Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go out into the plain; and it came to pass that when they were in the plain Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. 9 And the Lord God said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? and he said, I know not, am I my brother's keeper? 10 And the Lord said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood cries to me out of the ground. 11 And now thou [art] cursed from the earth which has opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. 12 When thou tillest the earth, then it shall not continue to give its strength to thee: thou shalt be groaning and trembling on the earth. 13 And Cain said to the Lord God, My crime [is] too great for me to be forgiven. 14 If thou castest me out this day from the face of the earth, and I shall be hidden from thy presence, and I shall be groaning and trembling upon the earth, then it will be that any one that finds me shall slay me. 15 And the Lord God said to him, Not so, any one that slays Cain shall suffer seven-fold vengeance; and the Lord God set a mark upon Cain that no one that found him might slay him. 16 So Cain went forth from the presence of God and dwelt in the land of Nod over against Edem. 17 And Cain knew his wife, and having conceived she bore Enoch; and he built a city; and he named the city after the name of his son, Enoch. 18 And to Enoch was born Gaidad; and Gaidad begot Maleleel; and Maleleel begot Mathusala; and Mathusala begot Lamech. 19 And Lamech took to himself two wives; the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the second Sella. 20 And Ada bore Jobel; he was the father of those that dwell in tents, feeding cattle. 21 And the name of his brother was Jubal; he it was who invented the psaltery and harp. 22 And Sella also bore Thobel; he was a smith, a manufacturer both of brass and iron; and the sister of Thobel was Noëma. 23 And Lamech said to his wives, Ada and Sella, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, consider my words, because I have slain a man to my sorrow and a youth to my grief. 24 Because vengeance has been exacted seven times on Cain's behalf, on Lamech's [it shall be] seventy times seven. 25 And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Seth, saying, For God has raised up to me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. 26 And Seth had a son, and he called his name Enos: he hoped to call on the name of the Lord God.
Génesis · Septuaginta inglesa de Brenton
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- Square brackets mark words Brenton supplied for English sense.
- Old Testament only (no New Testament). First printed 1844; the 1851 edition added the deuterocanonical books.
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Personas
Abel
A shepherd whose faithful offering pleased God, murdered by his own brother.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4; Hebrews 11:4
Adah
One of Lamech's two wives, who gave birth to Jabal and was addressed with Zillah in Lamech's boast.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:19; Genesis 4:20; Genesis 4:23
Adam
Formed from the dust by God's own hand, the father of all who live.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 1–5
Cain
The firstborn of humanity, whose jealousy led to the first murder.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4
Enoch
Cain's son, after whom Cain named the first city recorded in Scripture.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:17-18
Enosh
In his days people first began to call on the name of the LORD.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:26; 5:6–11
Eve
The first woman, formed from Adam and named "the mother of all living."
Citado en la guía: Genesis 2-4
Irad
Son of Enoch and grandson of Cain, listed in Cain's genealogy.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:18
Jabal
Son of Lamech, called the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:20
Jubal
Son of Lamech, called the father of all who play the harp and flute.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:21
Lamech
Descendant of Cain who took two wives and boasted of avenging himself with violence.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:18-24
Mehujael
Son of Irad in the line of Cain, named only in the genealogy.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:18
Seth
The son granted in Abel's place, through whom the godly line continued.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:25–5:8
Referencias cruzadas (26)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Juan 3:12; Génesis 3:15; Génesis 4:25
- 2 1 Juan 3:12; 1 Juan 3:15; Lucas 11:51; Juan 8:44; 1 Juan 3:10
- 3 Números 18:12; Levítico 2:1–11
- 4 Hebreos 11:4; Proverbios 3:9; Éxodo 13:12; Números 18:17; 1 Pedro 1:19–20
- 5 Hebreos 11:4; Job 5:2; Isaías 3:10–11; Lucas 15:28–30; Mateo 20:15
- 6 Isaías 1:18; Job 5:2; Lucas 15:31–32; Jeremías 2:31; Mateo 20:15
- 7 Santiago 1:15; Romanos 2:6–10; Isaías 3:10–11; Romanos 6:16; Hebreos 11:4
- 8 Mateo 23:35; 1 Juan 3:12–15; Judas 11; Proverbios 26:24–26; Lucas 11:51
- 9 Proverbios 28:13; Juan 8:44; Salmo 9:12; Salmo 10:13–14; Génesis 37:32
- 10 Hebreos 12:24; Salmo 72:14; Hebreos 11:4; Isaías 5:7; Santiago 5:4
- 11 Gálatas 3:10; Job 16:18; Génesis 3:14; Deuteronomio 28:15–20; Job 31:38–40
- 12 Oseas 9:17; Levítico 26:20; Levítico 26:36; Deuteronomio 28:23–24; Salmo 109:10
- 13 Job 15:22; Apocalipsis 16:9
- 14 Números 35:19; Salmo 143:7; Job 15:20–24; Proverbios 28:1; Deuteronomio 28:65
- 15 Ezequiel 9:4; Salmo 79:12; Génesis 4:24; Ezequiel 9:6; Apocalipsis 14:11
- 16 Job 2:7; Génesis 4:14; 2 Reyes 13:23; Jeremías 23:39; Génesis 3:8
- 17 Daniel 4:30; Eclesiastés 2:4–11; Salmo 49:11; Génesis 5:18; Lucas 17:28–29
- 18 Génesis 36:2; Génesis 5:21
- 19 Génesis 2:24; Génesis 2:18; Mateo 19:4–6; Mateo 19:8
- 20 Génesis 25:27; Romanos 4:11–12; Juan 8:44; Jeremías 35:9–10; 1 Crónicas 2:50–52
- 21 Amós 6:5; Job 21:12; Romanos 4:11–12; Isaías 5:12; Génesis 31:27
- 22 Deuteronomio 33:25; 2 Crónicas 2:7; Números 31:22; Deuteronomio 8:9; Éxodo 25:3
- 23 Números 23:18; Levítico 19:18; Éxodo 20:13; Jueces 9:7
- 24 Mateo 18:22; Génesis 4:15
- 25 Génesis 4:8; Lucas 3:38; Génesis 5:3–4; Génesis 4:10–11; 1 Crónicas 1:1
- 26 Salmo 116:17; 1 Reyes 18:24; Joel 2:32; Sofonías 3:9; Lucas 3:38
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And it came to pass, while they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him." Ye see, brethren, how envy and jealousy led to the murder of a brother.
… is without blame, and worketh no evil --that God who reveals what is hidden [in the heart], but who worketh not evil--when Cain was by no means at rest, He saith to him: "To thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him." Thus did He in like manner speak to Pilate: "Thou shouldest have no power at …
Therefore, although it is written, "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," it does not follow that we are to believe this to have been his first-born; for we cannot suppose that this is proved by the …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Heardest thou not Lamech saying, "Of Lamech vengeance shall be taken seventy times sevenfold;" that is, "I am deserving of more punishment than Cain." Why could this be?
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Thus Enos "hoped to call upon the Name of the Lord." Hope was that for which he is commended; and that, not that he should know God, but that he should call upon him.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)