16 Then Cain left the presence (A)of the Lord, and [a]settled in the land of [b]Nod, east of Eden.

17 Cain [c]had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and Cain built a city, and named the city Enoch, after the name of his son.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:16 Lit dwelt
  2. Genesis 4:16 I.e., wandering
  3. Genesis 4:17 Lit knew his

16 So Cain went out from the Lord’s presence(A) and lived in the land of Nod,[a] east of Eden.(B)

17 Cain made love to his wife,(C) and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city,(D) and he named it after his son(E) Enoch.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:16 Nod means wandering (see verses 12 and 14).