And [a]in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit (A)of the ground to the Lord. Abel also brought of (B)the firstborn of his flock and of (C)their fat. And the Lord (D)respected Abel and his offering, but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:3 Lit. at the end of days

35 (A)that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, (B)from the blood of righteous Abel to (C)the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

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12 not as (A)Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.

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