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.

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26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh.(A)

At that time people began to call on[a] the name of the Lord.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:26 Or to proclaim

And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

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The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language(A) they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

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And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

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Wickedness in the World

When human beings began to increase in number on the earth(A) and daughters were born to them,

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17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

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17 He must acknowledge the son of his unloved wife as the firstborn by giving him a double(A) share of all he has. That son is the first sign of his father’s strength.(B) The right of the firstborn belongs to him.(C)

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10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

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10 The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of wisdom,
    and knowledge of the Holy One(B) is understanding.(C)

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