KJV King James Version
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, [said she], hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
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Genesis 4:25
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, [said she], hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
WEB World English Bible
Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, “for God has appointed me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth. For, said she, God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Adam again knoweth his wife, and she beareth a son, and calleth his name Seth, ‘for God hath appointed for me another seed instead of Abel:’ for Cain had slain him.
Surrounding context — Genesis 4
22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain [was] Naamah.
23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, [said she], hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
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וַיֵּ֨דַעH3045 · ya.dato knowאָדָ֥םH121 · a.damAdamעוֹד֙H5750 · odstillאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אִשְׁתּ֔וֹH802 · ish.shahwomanוַתֵּ֣לֶדH3205 · ya.ladto begetבֵּ֔ןH1121 · benson: childוַתִּקְרָ֥אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שְׁמ֖וֹH8034 · shemnameשֵׁ֑תH8352 · shetSethכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforשָֽׁת־H7896 · shitto set: makeלִ֤יH9030 · nimeאֱלֹהִים֙H430 · e.lo.himGodזֶ֣רַעH2233 · ze.raseedאַחֵ֔רH312 · a.cheranotherתַּ֣חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underהֶ֔בֶלH1893 · he.velAbelכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforהֲרָג֖וֹH2026 · ha.ragto killקָֽיִן׃H7014 · qa.yinKain
Cross-references
Genesis 4:8And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.Luke 3:38Which was [the son] of Enos, which was [the son] of Seth, which was [the son] of Adam, which was [the son] of God.Genesis 4:1-3And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.Genesis 5:3-4And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:Genesis 4:10-11And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.1 Chronicles 1:1Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
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