Passage: Genesis 3, 4, 5 (RSV)


Genesis 3


1Now the serpent was more subtle than any other wild creature that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God say, `You shall not eat of any tree of the garden'?"
2And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden;
3but God said, `You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'"
4But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not die.
5For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
6So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, and he ate.
7Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons.
8And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
9But the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?"
10And he said, "I heard the sound of thee in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself."
11He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?"
12The man said, "The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate."
13Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this that you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent beguiled me, and I ate."
14The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all cattle, and above all wild animals; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
15I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel."
16To the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you."
17And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, `You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
18thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.
19In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
20The man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.
21And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins, and clothed them.
22Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever" --
23therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
24He drove out the man; and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 4


1Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD."
2And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground.
3In the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground,
4and Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering,
5but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
6The LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen?
7If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is couching at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it."
8Cain said to Abel his brother, "Let us go out to the field." And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him.
9Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?"
10And the LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.
11And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
12When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength; you shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth."
13Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.
14Behold, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground; and from thy face I shall be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will slay me."
15Then the LORD said to him, "Not so! If any one slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD put a mark on Cain, lest any who came upon him should kill him.
16Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
17Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
18To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Me-hu'ja-el, and Me-hu'ja-el the father of Me-thu'sha-el, and Me-thu'sha-el the father of Lamech.
19And Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
20Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle.
21His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.
22Zillah bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Na'amah.
23Lamech said to his wives: "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, hearken to what I say: I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.
24If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold."
25And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, "God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, for Cain slew him."
26To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.

Genesis 5


1This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
2Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created.
3When Adam had lived a hundred and thirty years, he became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
4The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years; and he had other sons and daughters.
5Thus all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.
6When Seth had lived a hundred and five years, he became the father of Enosh.
7Seth lived after the birth of Enosh eight hundred and seven years, and had other sons and daughters.
8Thus all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.
9When Enosh had lived ninety years, he became the father of Kenan.
10Enosh lived after the birth of Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and had other sons and daughters.
11Thus all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died.
12When Kenan had lived seventy years, he became the father of Ma-hal'alel.
13Kenan lived after the birth of Ma-hal'alel eight hundred and forty years, and had other sons and daughters.
14Thus all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.
15When Ma-hal'alel had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Jared.
16Ma-hal'alel lived after the birth of Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and had other sons and daughters.
17Thus all the days of Ma-hal'alel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died.
18When Jared had lived a hundred and sixty-two years he became the father of Enoch.
19Jared lived after the birth of Enoch eight hundred years, and had other sons and daughters.
20Thus all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died.
21When Enoch had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Methu'selah.
22Enoch walked with God after the birth of Methu'selah three hundred years, and had other sons and daughters.
23Thus all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.
24Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.
25When Methu'selah had lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, he became the father of Lamech.
26Methu'selah lived after the birth of Lamech seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had other sons and daughters.
27Thus all the days of Methu'selah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died.
28When Lamech had lived a hundred and eighty-two years, he became the father of a son,
29and called his name Noah, saying, "Out of the ground which the LORD has cursed this one shall bring us relief from our work and from the toil of our hands."
30Lamech lived after the birth of Noah five hundred and ninety-five years, and had other sons and daughters.
31Thus all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years; and he died.
32After Noah was five hundred years old, Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.



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