## Onkelos Genesis Chapter 4

###### Onkelos Genesis 4:1
[Onkelos Genesis 4:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:1)

וְאָדָם יְדַע יָת חַוָּה אִתְּתֵהּ וְעַדִּיאַת וִילִידַת יָת קַיִן וַאֲמֶרֶת קָנִיתִי גַּבְרָא (מִן) **קֳדָם** יְיָ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
The man knew his wife, Chavah. She conceived and she gave birth to Kayin, and she said, I have obtained a man with [**the help of**] Adonoy.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:2
[Onkelos Genesis 4:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:2)

וְאוֹסִיפַת לְמֵילַד יָת אֲחוֹהִי יָת הָבֶל וַהֲוָה הֶבֶל רָעֵי עָנָא וְקַיִן הֲוָה פָלַח בְּאַרְעָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
She gave birth again, to his brother Hevel. Hevel became a shepherd, but Kayin was a worker of the soil.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:3
[Onkelos Genesis 4:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:3)

וַהֲוָה מִסּוֹף יוֹמִין וְאַיְתִי קַיִן מֵאִבָּא דְאַרְעָא תִּקְרוּבְתָּא קֳדָם יְיָ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
In the course of time, Kayin brought some fruit of the soil as an offering to Adonoy.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:4
[Onkelos Genesis 4:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:4)

וְהֶבֶל אַיְתִי אַף הוּא מִבַּכִּירֵי עָנֵהּ וּמִשַׁמִּנְהוֹן **וַהֲוַת רַעֲוָא מִן קֳדָם יְיָ** בְּהֶבֶל וּבְּקוּרְבָּנֵהּ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Hevel also brought from the firstborn of his flock, from the best thereof. [**There was favor before Adonoy**] Adonoy paid regard to Hevel and to his offering.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:5
[Onkelos Genesis 4:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:5)

וּבְּקַיִן וּבְּקוּרְבָּנֵהּ **לָא הֲוַת רַעֲוָא** וּתְקֵף לְקַיִן לַחֲדָא וְאִתְכְּבִישׁוּ אַפּוֹהִי:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
But to Kayin and his offering He paid no regard [**there was no favor**]. Kayin became very angry and depressed.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:6
[Onkelos Genesis 4:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:6)

וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְקָיִן לְמָא תְּקִיף לָךְ וּלְמָא אִתְכְּבִישׁוּ אַפָּיךְ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adonoy said to Kayin, Why are you angry? Why are you depressed?


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:7
[Onkelos Genesis 4:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:7)

הֲלָא אִם תּוֹטִיב **עוֹבָדָךְ** יִשְׁתְּבֵק **לָךְ** וְאִם לָא תּוֹטִיב **עוֹבָדָךְ לְיוֹם דִּינָא חֶטְאָךְ נְטִיר דִיעֲתִיד לְאִתְפָּרְעָא מִנָּךְ אִם לָא תְתוּב וְאִם תְּתוּב יִשְׁתְּבֵק לָךְ**:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Is this not so—if you improve [**your actions**], there is forgiveness [**for you**], but if you do not improve [**your actions**], sin rests at the opening [**your sin will be kept for the Day of Judgement**]. Its desire is unto you, but you can dominate it. [**For in the future, it will be exacted from you if you do not repent. And if you repent, there is forgiveness.**]


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:8
[Onkelos Genesis 4:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:8)

וַאֲמַר קַיִן לְהֶבֶל אַחוֹהִי וַהֲוָה בְּמֶהֱוֵיהוֹן בְּחַקְלָא וְקָם קַיִן עַל הֶבֶל אַחוֹהִי וְקַטְלֵהּ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Kayin said [something] to his brother Hevel, and it happened when they were in the field, that Kayin rose up against his brother, Hevel, and killed him.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:9
[Onkelos Genesis 4:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:9)

וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְקַיִן אָן הֶבֶל אָחוּךְ וַאֲמַר לָא יָדַעֲנָא הֲנָטֵר אָחִי אֲנָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adonoy then said to Kayin, Where is your brother, Hevel? [Kayin] said, I know not, am I my brother’s keeper?


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:10
[Onkelos Genesis 4:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:10)

וַאֲמַר מֶה עֲבַדְתָּא קַל **דַם זַרְעִין דִעֲתִידִין לְמֵפַק מִן אָחוּךְ** קַבְלִין **קֳדָמַי** מִן אַרְעָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
He said [to Kayin], What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood [**the blood of the descendants that were destined to come from your brother**] cries out to [**before**] Me from the ground.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:11
[Onkelos Genesis 4:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:11)

וּכְעַן לִיט אָתְּ מִן אַרְעָא דִּפְתָחַת יָת פּוּמַהּ וְקַבִּילַת יָת דְּמֵהּ דְּאָחוּךְ מִן יְדָךְ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Now you are cursed from the ground that had to open its mouth to accept your brother’s blood from your hand.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:12
[Onkelos Genesis 4:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:12)

אֲרֵי תִפְלַח בְאַרְעָא לָא תוֹסִיף לְמִתַּן חֵילַהּ לָךְ מִטַלְטֵל וְגָלֵי תְּהֵא בְאַרְעָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
When you work the ground, it will no longer give you of its strength. You will be unsettled, and a wanderer on the earth.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:13
[Onkelos Genesis 4:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:13)

וַאֲמַר קַיִן קֳדָם יְיָ סַגִּי חוֹבִי מִלְּמִשְׁבָּק:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Kayin said to Adonoy, My sin is too great to bear.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:14
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הָא תָרִיכְתָּא יָתִי יוֹמָא דֵּין מֵעַל אַפֵּי אַרְעָא **וּמִן קֳדָמָךְ לֵית אֶפְשָׁר לְאִטַּמָּרָא** וָאֱהִי מְטַלְטֵל וְגָלֵי בְּאַרְעָא וִיהֵי כָל דְּיִשְׁכְּחִנַנִי יִקְטְלִינַנִי:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Behold, today You have banished me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I am to be hidden [**from before You it is impossible to be hidden**]. I am to be unsettled and a wanderer on the earth; whoever finds me, will kill me.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:15
[Onkelos Genesis 4:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:15)

וַאֲמַר לֵהּ יְיָ בְּכֵן כָּל קָטִיל קַיִן **לְשַׁבְעָא דָּרִין** יִתְפְּרַע מִנֵּהּ וְשַׁוִּי יְיָ לְקַיִן אָתָא בְּדִיל דְּלָא לְמִקְטַל יָתֵהּ כָּל דִיִשְׁכְּחֻנֵהּ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adonoy said to him, Therefore, whoever kills Kayin, [**after seven generations**] revenge will be taken on him [Kayin] sevenfold. Adonoy placed a mark on Kayin, so that whoever would find him would not kill him.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:16
[Onkelos Genesis 4:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:16)

וּנְפַק קַיִן מִן קֳדָם יְיָ וִיתֵיב **בְּאַרְעָא גָּלֵי וּמִטַּלְטַל דַּהֲוָה עֲבִידָא עֲלוֹהִי מִלְּקַדְמִין דְּגִינְתָא דְעֵדֶן**:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Kayin exited from the Presence of Adonoy and settled in the land of Nod [**in the land of exile and wandering**], east of Eden [**which was made for him before the Garden of Eden**].


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:17
[Onkelos Genesis 4:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:17)

וִידַע קַיִן יָת אִתְּתֵהּ וְעַדִּיאַת וִילֵידַת יָת חֲנוֹךְ וַהֲוָה בָּנֵי קַרְתָּא וּקְרָא שְׁמָא דְקַרְתָּא כְּשׁוּם בְּרֵהּ חֲנוֹךְ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Kayin knew his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Chanoch. [Kayin] was building a city, and he named the city after his son Chanoch.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:18
[Onkelos Genesis 4:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:18)

וְאִתְיְלִיד לַחֲנוֹךְ יָת עִירָד וְעִירָד אוֹלִיד יָת מְחוּיָאֵל וּמְחִיָּיאֵל אוֹלִיד יָת מְתוּשָׁאֵל וּמְתוּשָׁאֵל אוֹלִיד יָת לָמֶךְ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
To Chanoch was born Irad. Irad had a son Mechuyael, Mechuyael had a son Mesushael, and Mesushael, had a son Lemech.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:19
[Onkelos Genesis 4:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:19)

וּנְסִיב לֵהּ לֶמֶךְ תַּרְתֵּין נְשִׁין שׁוּם חֲדָא עָדָה וְשׁוּם תִּנְיֵתָא צִלָּה:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Lemech married two women, the first was named Adah, and the name of the second was Tzillah.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:20
[Onkelos Genesis 4:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:20)

וִילֵידַת עָדָה יָת יָבָל הוּא הֲוָה רַבְּהוֹן דְּיָתְבֵי מַשְׁכְּנִין וּמָרֵי בְעִיר:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adah gave birth to Yaval. He was the father [**master**] of those who live in tents, and breed cattle.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:21
[Onkelos Genesis 4:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:21)

וְשׁוּם אֲחוֹהִי יוּבָל הוּא הֲוָה **רַבְּהוֹן** דְּכָל דִּמְנַגֵּן עַל פּוּם נִבְלָא **יָדְעֵי זְמַר כִּנּוֹרָא** וְאַבּוּבָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
His brother’s name was Yuval. He was the father [**master**] of all who handle [play] the harp and [**who know the song of the lute and the**] flute.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:22
[Onkelos Genesis 4:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:22)

וְצִלָּה אַף הִיא יְלֵידַת יָת תּוּבַל קַיִן **רַבְּהוֹן דְכָל דְּיָדְעֵי עִיבִידַת נְחָשָׁא וּפַרְזְלָא** וַאֲחָתֵהּ דְתוּבַל קַיִן נַעֲמָה:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Tzillah also gave birth to Tuval Kayin, who sharpened everything which cuts copper and iron [**who was the master of all who know the craft of copper and iron**]. The sister of Tuval Kayin was Naamah.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:23
[Onkelos Genesis 4:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:23)

וַאֲמַר לֶמֶךְ לִנְשׁוֹהִי עָדָה וְצִלָּה שִׁמְעַן קָלִי נְשֵׁי לֶמֶךְ אֲצֵיתָא לְמֵמְרִי **לָא גַּבְרָא קְטָלִית דִּבְדִילֵהּ אֲנָא סָבִיל חוֹבִין וְאַף לָא עוּלֵימָא חַבָּלִית דִּבְדִילֵהּ יִשְׁתֵּיצֵי זַרְעִי**:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Lemech said to his wives, Adah and Tzillah, hear my voice, wives of Lemech listen to my speech; have I have killed a man by my own wounding and a child by my own hurting? [**I did not kill a man, that on his account I should bear the sin, and I did not even wound a child, that on his account my seed should be cut off**].


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:24
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אֲרֵי **שַׁבְעָא דָּרִין אִיתְלִאוּ לְקָיִן** הֲלָא לְלֶמֶךְ בְּרֵהּ **שַׁבְעִין וְשַׁבְעָא**:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
If Kayin shall be avenged sevenfold [**If Kayin’s punishment shall be suspended for seven generations**], then for Lemech, his son, it shall be seventy-seven fold [**for seventy-seven generations**].


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:25
[Onkelos Genesis 4:25](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:25)

וִידַע אָדָם עוֹד יָת אִתְּתֵהּ וִילֵידַת בַּר וּקְרַת יָת שְׁמֵהּ שֵׁת אֲרֵי אַמָרַת יְהַב לִי יְיָ בַּר אוֹחֲרָן חֲלַף הֶבֶל דִּקַטְלֵהּ קָיִן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adam knew his wife again, and she gave birth to a son, and named him Sheis, Because Elohim has granted me another offspring in place of Hevel, for Kayin had killed him.


###### Onkelos Genesis 4:26
[Onkelos Genesis 4:26](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Genesis/r/4:26)

וּלְשֵׁת אַף הוּא אִתְיְלִיד בַּר וּקְרָא יָת שְׁמֵהּ אֱנוֹשׁ בְּכֵן בְּיוֹמוֹהִי **חָלוּ בְנֵי אֱנָשָׁא מִלְּצַלָּאָה** בִּשְׁמָא דַּיְיָ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
To Sheis also was born a son, and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call [idols] [**men stopped praying**] by the name Adonoy.