Genesis 4:25
23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
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.
26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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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
And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
Read in contextLuke 3:38
Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
Read in contextGenesis 5:3–4
And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
Read in contextGenesis 4:10–11
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
Read in context1 Chronicles 1:1
Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
Read in contextGenesis 4:1–3
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
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