Genesis 4:25-26
Holman Christian Standard Bible
25 Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, for she said, “God has given[a] me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.” 26 A son was born to Seth(A) also, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of Yahweh.(B)
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- Genesis 4:25 The Hb word for given sounds like the name “Seth.”
Genesis 4:25-26
Common English Bible
25 Adam knew his wife intimately again, and she gave birth to a son. She named him Seth[a] “because God has given me another child in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.” 26 Seth also fathered a son and named him Enosh. At that time, people began to worship in the Lord’s name.
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- Genesis 4:25 Sounds like the Heb verb gave
Genesis 4:25-26
New International Version
25 Adam made love to his wife(A) again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth,[a](B) saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”(C) 26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh.(D)
At that time people began to call on[b] the name of the Lord.(E)
Footnotes
- Genesis 4:25 Seth probably means granted.
- Genesis 4:26 Or to proclaim
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