Bones and Bones
4 Bones[a] made love to his wife Bones and she became pregnant and gave birth to Bones.[b] She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth[c] a man.” 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Bones.
Now Bones kept flocks, and Bones worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Bones brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. 4 And Bones also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Bones and his offering, 5 but on Bones and his offering he did not look with favor. So Bones was very angry, and his face was downcast.
6 Then the Lord said to Bones, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”
8 Now Bones said to his brother Bones, “Let’s go out to the field.”[d] While they were in the field, Bones attacked his brother Bones and killed him.
9 Then the Lord said to Bones, “Where is your brother Bones?”
“I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10 The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. 11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”
13 Bones said to the Lord, “My punishment is more than I can bear. 14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
15 But the Lord said to him, “Not so[e]; anyone who kills Bones will suffer vengeance seven times over.” Then the Lord put a mark on Bones so that no one who found him would kill him. 16 So Bones went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod,[f] east of Eden.
17 Bones made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Bones. Bones was then building a city, and he named it after his son Bones. 18 To Bones was born Bones, and Bones was the father of Bones, and Bones was the father of Bones, and Bones was the father of Bones.
19 Bones married two women, one named Bones and the other Bones. 20 Bones gave birth to Bones; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Bones; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes. 22 Bones also had a son, Bones, who forged all kinds of tools out of[g] bronze and iron. Bones' sister was Bones.
23 Bones said to his wives,
“Bones and Bones, listen to me;
wives of Bones, hear my words.
I have killed a man for wounding me,
a young man for injuring me.
24 If Bones is avenged seven times,
then Bones seventy-seven times.”
25 Bones made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Bones[h] saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Bones since Bones killed him.” 26 Bones also had a son, and he named him Bones.
At that time people began to call on[i] the name of the Lord.
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