Chapter 8

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And Cain was intimate with his wife, and she conceived and bare Chanoch^a; and he also begat many sons and daughters.

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¶ And it came to pass that Cain built an encampment with a tower to watch over the land in the which they wandered, where they could plant seed and grow crops;

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And the people came and went as they pleased, taking unto themselves that which they desired;

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And Cain called the name of the place after the name of his son, Chanoch.

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¶ And unto Chanoch was born Irad^a and other sons and daughters; and Irad begat Mechuyael^b and other sons and daughters.

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And Mechuyael begat Methusael^a and other sons and daughters; and Methusael begat Lemech^b.

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¶ And Lemech took unto himself two wives: the name of one being Adah^a, and the name of the other, Tzillah^b;

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For behold, Lemech made that same oath with the Adversary^a that his forefather, Cain^b, had taken;

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And having sealed the oath in blood, the Adversary came to him, venturing him to take^a unto himself another wife, as a possession to satisfy his own lusts.

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¶ And Adah bore Yabal^a; he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and they were keepers of cattle;

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And his name of his brother was Yubal^a, who was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.

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And Tzillah, she also bore a son, Tubal Qayin^a, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal Qayin was called Na'amah^b.

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¶ And it came to pass that Lemech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah: Hear my voice, ye wives of Lemech; hear the words of my mouth;

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For I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt;

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And again he boasted: Yea, and if Cain shall be avenged sevenfold^a, truly Lemech shall be seventy and sevenfold!

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For Lemech, had entered into the oath with that Adversary after the manner of Cain;

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Wherein he became Master Mahan^a: master of that secret combination administered unto Cain by that Accuser,

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¶ And Irad, the son of Chanoch, having known their secret, began to reveal it unto the sons and daughters of Adam and Eve^a;

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Wherefore, Lemech, being angry, slew him—not like unto Cain his brother Abel for the sake of getting gain; but he slew him for the sake of the oath;

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For, from the days of Cain, there was a secret combination; and their works were in the dark, and they knew every man his brother;

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Wherefore, YHVH^a cursed Lemech and his house and all they that had covenanted with the Accuser^b; for they kept not the teshuvah^c of Elohim^d.

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¶ And it displeased YHVH, and He ministered not unto them;

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And their works were abominations^a and began to spread among all the children of man^b; and it was among the sons of man, and among the daughters of man.

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And these things were spoken because that Lemech had spoken the secret unto his wives, and they rebelled against him, and declared these things abroad, and had not compassion.

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Wherefore, Lemech was despised, and cast out, and came not among the sons of men, lest he should die;

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And thus did the works of darkness began to prevail among all the sons of men.

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¶ And YHVH cursed the earth with a sore curse and was angry with the wicked, with all the sons of men whom he had made;

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For they would not hearken unto The Voice^a nor believe on Yachad Yachid Echad^b;

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Even Him whom it was declared should come in the meridian of time, He who was prepared from before the foundation of the world.