Genesis 4:25-26
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
25 Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth,[a] for she said, “God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, because Cain killed him.”(A) 26 To Seth also a son was born, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to invoke the name of the Lord.(B)
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- 4.25 In Heb Seth resembles the word for appointed
Genesis 4:25-26
Lexham English Bible
25 Then[a] Adam knew[b] his wife again, and she gave birth to a son. And she called his name Seth, for she said “God has appointed to me another child in the place of Abel, because Cain killed him.” 26 And as for Seth, he also fathered a son, and he called his name Enosh. At that time he[c] began to call on the name of Yahweh.
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- Genesis 4:25 Or “And”
- Genesis 4:25 Or “had intercourse with”
- Genesis 4:26 Or “humankind,” if the 3ms form is considered collective
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