Parallel Verses

New Heart 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."

New American Standard Bible

Adam had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, for, she said, “God has appointed me another offspring in place of Abel, for Cain killed him.”

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.

Holman Bible

Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, for she said, “God has given me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”

International Standard Version

Later on, after Adam had sexual relations with his wife, she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, because "God granted me another offspring to replace Abel, since Cain murdered him."

A Conservative Version

And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son, and called his name Seth. For, [she said], God has appointed for me another seed instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.

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.

Amplified

Adam knew [Eve as] his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, for [she said], “God has granted another child for me in place of Abel, because Cain killed him.”

Bible in Basic English

And Adam had connection with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name of Seth: for she said, God has given me another seed in place of Abel, whom Cain put to death.

Darby Translation

And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: ... For God has appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because Cain has slain him.

Julia Smith Translation

And Adam will know his wife again, and she will bear a son, and she will call his name Seth: for God set me a second seed instead of Abel, for Cain slew him.

King James 2000

And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, has appointed me another child instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then Adam knew 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."

Modern King James verseion

And Adam knew his wife again. And she bore a son, and called his name Seth. For she said, God has appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because Cain killed him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Adam also lay with his wife yet again, and she bare a son and called his name Seth: "For God," said she, "hath given me another son for Abel whom Cain slew."

NET Bible

And Adam had marital relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son. She named him Seth, saying, "God has given me another child in place of Abel because Cain killed him."

The Emphasized Bible

And Adam again knew his wife, and she bare a son, and called his name Seth, - For God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because Cain slew him!

Webster

And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

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."

Youngs 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

עד עוד 
`owd 
Usage: 483

and she bare
ילד 
Yalad 
Usage: 497

and called
קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

שׁת 
Sheth 
Usage: 9

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

שׁית 
Shiyth 
Usage: 83

me another
אחר 
'acher 
Usage: 166

זרע 
Zera` 
Usage: 229

תּחת 
Tachath 
instead, under, for, as, with, from, flat, in the same place
Usage: 505

of Abel
הבל 
hebel 
Usage: 8

קין 
Qayin 
Usage: 19

References

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Context Readings

Adam's Godly Descendants - Adam To Enosh

24 If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times." 25 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." 26 There was also born a son to Seth, and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on the LORD's name.

Cross References

Genesis 4:8

Cain said to Abel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.

Genesis 4:1-3

The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man with the LORD's help."

Genesis 4:10-11

The LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.

Genesis 5:3-4

Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.

1 Chronicles 1:1

Adam, Seth, Enosh,

Luke 3:38

the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

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