I will make you and the woman enemies to each other. Your children and her children will be enemies. You will bite her child’s foot, but he will crush your head.”
Genesis 4:1 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version Adam had sexual relations with his wife Eve. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Cain. Eve said, “With the Lord’s help, I have made a man!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AND ADAM knew Eve as his wife, and she became pregnant and bore Cain; and she said, I have gotten and gained a man with the help of the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of Jehovah. Common English Bible The man Adam knew his wife Eve intimately. She became pregnant and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have given life to a man with the LORD’s help.” Catholic Public Domain Version Truly, Adam knew his wife Eve, who conceived and gave birth to Cain, saying, "I have obtained a man through God." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Adam knew Eve his wife: who conceived and brought forth Cain, saying: I have gotten a man through God. |
I will make you and the woman enemies to each other. Your children and her children will be enemies. You will bite her child’s foot, but he will crush your head.”
God forced the man to leave the garden. Then he put Cherub angels and a sword of fire at the entrance to the garden to protect it. The sword flashed around and around, guarding the way to the tree of life.
Eve gave birth again to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel became a shepherd, and Cain became a farmer.
Adam again had sexual relations with his wife, and she gave birth to another son. She named him Seth. Eve said, “God has given me another son. Cain killed Abel, but now I have Seth.”
Lamech named his son Noah. Lamech said, “We work very hard as farmers because God cursed the ground. But Noah will bring us rest.”
Now, kill all the Midianite boys, and kill all the Midianite women who have had sexual relations with a man.
Don’t be like Cain. He belonged to the Evil One. Cain killed his brother. But why did he kill him? Because what Cain did was evil, and what his brother did was good.