KJV King James Version
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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Genesis 4:26
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
There was also born a son to Seth, and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on Yahweh’s name.
ASV American Standard Version
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then began men to call upon the name of Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And to Seth, to him also a son hath been born, and he calleth his name Enos; then a beginning was made of preaching in the name of Jehovah.
Surrounding context — Genesis 4
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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּלְשֵׁ֤תH8352 · shetSethגַּם־H1571 · gamalsoהוּא֙H1931 · huhe/she/itיֻלַּד־H3205 · ya.ladto begetבֵּ֔ןH1121 · benson: childוַיִּקְרָ֥אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שְׁמ֖וֹH8034 · shemnameאֱנ֑וֹשׁH583 · e.noshEnoshאָ֣זH227 · azthenהוּחַ֔לH2490 · cha.lalto boreלִקְרֹ֖אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toבְּשֵׁ֥םH8034 · shemnameיְהוָֽה׃ פH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
Psalm 116:17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.1 Kings 18:24And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.Joel 2:32And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.Zephaniah 3:9For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.Genesis 12:8And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, [having] Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.Jeremiah 33:16In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this [is the name] wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.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 26:25And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.Deuteronomy 26:17-18Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:Acts 2:21And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.Acts 11:26And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.1 Corinthians 1:2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:Romans 10:13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.Isaiah 48:1Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, [but] not in truth, nor in righteousness.Isaiah 44:5One shall say, I [am] the LORD’S; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe [with] his hand unto the LORD, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel.Isaiah 63:19We are [thine]: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name.Ephesians 3:14-15For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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