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Genesis 4:1

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And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

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BSB
And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said.
KJV
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
WEB
The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with the LORD’s help.”
ASV
And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with [the help of] Jehovah.
DARBY
And Man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have acquired a man with Jehovah.
BLB
And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain and said, “I have acquired a man by YHWH.”
ÅB
Og Adam holdt seg til sin hustru Eva, og hun ble fruktsommelig og fødte Kain; da sa hun: Jeg har fått en mann ved Herren.
OTB
Adam var intim med sin kone Eva, og hun ble gravid og fødte Kain. Hun sa: "Med Herrens hjelp har jeg fått en mann."
B1930
Og Adam holdt sig til sin hustru Eva, og hun blev fruktsommelig og fødte Kain; da sa hun: Jeg har fått en mann ved Herren.

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Cross references

  • 1 John 3:12

    Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

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  • Genesis 3:15

    And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

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  • Genesis 4:25

    And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

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