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The Book of Genesis, Chapter 4, Verse 11

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And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
King James Version
And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
American Standard Version
And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
New English Translation
So now, you are banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
World English Bible
Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
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When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
13
And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment [is] greater than I can bear.
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Behold, 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.
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And 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.
16
And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
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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.
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And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
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And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one [was] Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
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And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and [of such as have] cattle.
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And his brother's name [was] Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.