World English Bible
Genesis 4:3
“As time passed, it happened that Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground.”
Verse in context — Genesis 4
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The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man with Yahweh's help.
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Again she gave birth, to Cain's brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
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As time passed, it happened that Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground.
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Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering,
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but he didn't respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.
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