American Standard Version
Genesis 4:26
26And 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.
Genesis 4:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time people began to call upon the name of the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Ē´nosh. Then men began to call on the name of the Lord.
Context of Genesis 4:26
24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. 25And 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. 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.
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וּלְשֵׁ֤ת גַּם־הוּא֙ יֻלַּד־בֵּ֔ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ אֱנ֑וֹשׁ אָ֣ז הוּחַ֔ל לִקְרֹ֖א בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Genesis 4:26
- Genesis 4:6And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
- Deuteronomy 26:17Thou hast avouched Jehovah this day to be thy God, and that thou wouldest walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and hearken unto his voice:
- 1 Kings 18:24And call ye on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Jehovah; and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
- Psalms 116:17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of Jehovah.
- Isaiah 44:5One shall say, I am Jehovah’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto Jehovah, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
- Isaiah 48:1Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of Jehovah, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness
- Isaiah 63:19We are become as they over whom thou never barest rule, as they that were not called by thy name.
- Jeremiah 33:16In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely; and this is the name whereby she shall be called: Jehovah our righteousness.
- Joel 2:32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as Jehovah hath said, and among the remnant those whom Jehovah doth call.
- Zephaniah 3:9For then will I turn to the peoples of a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with one consent.
- Acts 2:21And it shall be, 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 even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught much people; and that the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
- Romans 10:13for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
- 1 Corinthians 1:2unto the church of God which is at Corinth, eventhem that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, calledto besaints, with all that call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, theirLordand ours:
- Ephesians 3:14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father,
Commentaries on Genesis 4:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Then began men to call upon the name of the Lord - The marginal reading is, Then began men to call themselves by the name of the Lord; which words are supposed to signify that in the time of Enos the true followers of God began to distinguish themselves, and to be distinguished by others, by the appellation of sons of God; those of the other branch of Adam's family, among whom the Divine worship was not observed, being distinguished by the name, children…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-26Verses 25-26 Our first parents were comforted in their affliction by the birth of a son, whom they called Seth, that is, set,' settled,' or placed;' in his seed mankind should continue to the end of time, and from him the Messiah should descend. While Cain, the head of the apostacy, is made a wanderer, Seth, from whom the true church was to come, is one fixed. In Christ and his church is the only true settlement. Seth walked in the steps of his martyred…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26Enosh means "humankind." In the Old Testament, this term often appears in poems emphasizing human mortality and weakness (for example, Psalm 144:3, "what is man"). Enosh was born when people started to worship the Lord by name (literally call upon the name of the LORD). In Genesis, this meant worshiping the Lord through sacrifice and prayer (similar Hebrew terms are found in Genesis 12:8; 13:4; 21:33; 26:25).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. men began to call upon the name of the Lord--rather, by the name of the Lord. God's people, a name probably applied to them in contempt by the world.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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