Genesis 4:26

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 is to be avenged seven times over, then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times! 25Adam 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 offspring in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.” A son was born to Seth also, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of the Lord.

Genesis 4:26 word by word

וּלְשֵׁ֤ת גַּם־הוּא֙ יֻלַּד־בֵּ֔ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ אֱנ֑וֹשׁ אָ֣ז הוּחַ֔ל לִקְרֹ֖א בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And to Sethשֵׁתshêth · SethH8352
• to himהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• also there was bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and he calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Enosאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · EnoshH583
• then began menחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: beginH2490
• to callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Genesis 4:26

• Genesis 4:6Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you furious? And why do you look despondent?
• Deuteronomy 26:17Today you have affirmed that the Lord is your God and that you will walk in his ways, keep his statutes, commands, and ordinances, and obey him.
• 1 Kings 18:24Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord. The God who answers with fire, he is God.” All the people answered, “That’s fine.”
• Psalms 116:17I will offer you a thanksgiving sacrifice and call on the name of the Lord.
• Isaiah 44:5This one will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’; another will use the name of Jacob; still another will write on his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’ and take on the name of Israel.”
• Isaiah 48:1“Listen to this, house of Jacob — those who are called by the name Israel and have descended from Judah, who swear by the name of the Lord and declare the God of Israel, but not in truth or righteousness.
• Isaiah 63:19We have become like those you never ruled, like those who did not bear your name.
• Jeremiah 33:16In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is what she will be named: The Lord Is Our Righteousness.
• Joel 2:32Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved, for there will be an escape for those on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, as the Lord promised, among the survivors the Lord calls.
• Zephaniah 3:9For I will then restore pure speech to the peoples so that all of them may call on the name of the Lord and serve him with a single purpose.
• Acts 2:21Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
• Acts 11:26and when he found him he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught large numbers. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
• Romans 10:13For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
• 1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God at Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called as saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord — both their Lord and ours.
• Ephesians 3:14For this reason I kneel before 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

Topics related to Genesis 4:26

• Antediluvians
• Enos
• Seth

In the dictionaries

• Seth
• Seth; Sheth
• Adam
• Blood
• Cain
• Call
• Cursed
• Enos
• Fall
• Fat

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