CaintoldAbelhis brother.And it cameabout when they were in the field,that Cainroseup againstAbelhis brotherand killedhim.
Adamhadrelationswith his wifeagain;and she gavebirthto a son,and namedhim Seth,for, [she said], "Godhas appointedme anotheroffspringin placeof Abel,for Cainkilledhim."
"Your maidservanthad twosons,but the twoof them struggledtogetherin the field,and therewas nooneto separatethem, so onestruckthe otherand killedhim.
So when Abnerreturnedto Hebron,Joabtookhim asideinto the middleof the gateto speakwith him privately,and therehe struckhim in the bellyso that he diedon account of the bloodof Asahelhis brother.
Now when Jehoramhad takenoverthe kingdomof his fatherand madehimself secure,he killedallhis brotherswith the sword,and someof the rulersof Israelalso.
then Sanballatand Geshemsent[a message] to me, saying,"Come,let us meettogetherat Chephirimin the plainof Ono."But they were planningto harmme.
"Then,indeed,you could liftup your facewithout[moral] defect,And you would be steadfastand not fear.
Othat You would slaythe wicked,O God;Departfrom me, therefore, menof bloodshed.
The wordsof his mouthare wickednessand deceit;He has ceasedto be wise[and] to dogood.
His speechwas smootherthanbutter,But his heartwas war;His wordswere softerthanoil,Yet they were drawnswords.
[There is] swearing,deception,murder,stealingand adultery.They employviolence,so that bloodshedfollowsbloodshed.
For sontreatsfathercontemptuously,Daughterrisesup against her mother,Daughter-in-lawagainst her mother-in-law;A man'senemiesare the menof his own household.
Ifhe pushedhim of hatred,orthrewsomething at him lyingin waitand [as a result] he died,
sothat upon you may fall[the guilt of] allthe righteousbloodshedon earth,from the bloodof righteousAbelto the bloodof Zechariah,the sonof Berechiah,whomyou murderedbetweenthe templeand the altar.
from the bloodof Abelto the bloodof Zechariah,who was killedbetweenthe altarand the house[of God]; yes,I tellyou, it shall be chargedagainstthisgeneration.'
But Jesussaidto him, "Judas,are you betrayingthe Sonof Manwith a kiss?"
By faithAbelofferedto Goda bettersacrificethanCain,throughwhichhe obtainedthe testimonythat he was righteous,Godtestifyingabouthis gifts,and throughfaith, though he is dead,he stillspeaks.
and to Jesus,the mediatorof a newcovenant,and to the sprinkledblood,which speaksbetterthan[the blood] of Abel.
Woeto them! For they have gonethe wayof Cain,and for paythey have rushed headlonginto the errorof Balaam,and perishedin the rebellionof Korah.
