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Genesis 4:1
Common English Bible
Genesis 4:1
Common English Bible
Cain and Abel
4 The man Adam knew his wife Eve intimately. She became pregnant and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have given life to[a] a man with the Lord’s help.”
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- Genesis 4:1 Or created; Heb sounds similar to Cain.
Genesis 4:1
English Standard Version
Genesis 4:1
English Standard Version
Cain and Abel
4 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten[a] a man with the help of the Lord.”
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- Genesis 4:1 Cain sounds like the Hebrew for gotten
Genesis 4:1
New International Version
Genesis 4:1
New International Version
Cain and Abel
4 Adam[a] made love to his wife(A) Eve,(B) and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.[b](C) She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth[c] a man.”
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- Genesis 4:1 Or The man
- Genesis 4:1 Cain sounds like the Hebrew for brought forth or acquired.
- Genesis 4:1 Or have acquired
Genesis 4:1
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 4:1
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Cain Murders Abel
4 Adam was intimate with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, “I have had a male child with the Lord’s help.”[a]
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- Genesis 4:1 Lit the Lord
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