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24 Anyone who tries to get even with me will be punished ten times more than anyone who tries to get even with Cain.”

25 Adam and his wife had another son. They named him Seth, because they said, “God has given[a] us a son to take the place of Abel, who was killed by his brother Cain.” 26 Later, Seth had a son and named him Enosh.

About this time people started worshiping the Lord.[b]

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  1. 4.25 Seth … given: In Hebrew “Seth” sounds like “given.”
  2. 4.26 worshiping the Lord: Or “worshiping in the name of the Lord.”

24 If Cain is avenged(A) seven times,(B)
    then Lamech seventy-seven times.(C)

25 Adam made love to his wife(D) again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth,[a](E) saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”(F) 26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh.(G)

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

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  1. Genesis 4:25 Seth probably means granted.
  2. Genesis 4:26 Or to proclaim