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The Book of Genesis, Chapter 4, Verse 3

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And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
King James Version
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
American Standard Version
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah.
New English Translation
At the designated time Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground for an offering to the LORD.
World English Bible
As time passed, it happened that Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground.
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And 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:
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But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
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And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
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If 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.
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And 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.
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And the LORD said unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother's keeper?
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And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
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And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy 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.
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And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment [is] greater than I can bear.