Genesis 4:25
23 Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.
24 If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
26 And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.
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- BSB
- And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, saying, “for God has given me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.”
- ASV
- And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth. For, [said she], God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.
- DARBY
- And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For God has appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because Cain has slain him.
- BLB
- And Adam again knew his wife, and she gave birth to a son and called his name Seth, “For God has appointed for me another seed in place of Abel, for Cain killed him.”
- ÅB
- Og Adam holdt seg nok en gang til sin hustru, og hun fødte en sønn og kalte ham Set[^2]; for [sa hun] Gud har satt meg en annen sønn i Abels sted, fordi Kain slo ham ihjel.
- OTB
- Adam var intim med sin kone igjen, og hun fødte en sønn og kalte ham Set, og sa: "Gud har gitt meg et annet barn i stedet for Abel, siden Kain drepte ham."
- B1930
- Og Adam holdt sig atter til sin hustru, og hun fødte en sønn og kalte ham Set; for [sa hun] Gud har satt mig en annen sønn i Abels sted, fordi Kain slo ham ihjel. / < d.e. satt i en annens sted.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 4:8
Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
Read in contextLuke 3:38
the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
Read in contextGenesis 5:3–4
When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.
Read in contextGenesis 4:10–11
“What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.
Read in context1 Chronicles 1:1
Adam, Seth, Enosh,
Read in contextGenesis 4:1–3
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.
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