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 someone kills Cain, God will punish that person seven times more. But if someone attacks me, I will punish that person 77 times more!’ 25Adam again had sex with his wife, Eve. She gave birth to another son. She called him Seth. Eve said, ‘God has given me another child to take the place of Abel, because Cain killed Abel.’ Later Seth had a son and he called him Enosh. At that time, people began to use the name of the Lord to worship him.

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 angry? Why do you look sad?
• Deuteronomy 26:17Today, you have said clearly that the Lord is your God. You have agreed to live in a way that pleases him. You have agreed that you will obey his rules, his commands and his laws. You will do everything that he has told you to do.
• 1 Kings 18:24Then, you pray to your god, and I will pray to the Lord. The god who answers and who sends fire to light the wood, he is the true God!’ All the people agreed that this was a good idea.
• Psalms 116:17I will offer to you a special sacrifice to say ‘thank you’. I will worship you as Lord.
• Isaiah 44:5Someone will say, “I belong to the Lord.” Another person will call himself by the name “Jacob”. Someone else will write on his hand, “I am the Lord's”, and he will call himself “Israel”.’
• Isaiah 48:1Listen to this, family of Jacob. You are called ‘Israel’, and you are Judah's descendants. You use the name of the Lord when you make promises. You pray to Israel's God. But you do not do those things honestly and fairly.
• Isaiah 63:19It seems that we have not belonged to you for a long time. You no longer rule over us or take care of us.
• Jeremiah 33:16When he rules, the people of Judah will be safe. Jerusalem's people will live in peace. People will give this name to the city: ‘The Lord is our righteous Saviour.’ ”
• Joel 2:32Everyone who asks the Lord for help will be safe. They will be safe if they believe in his name. The Lord will save the people on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem. He has promised this to those people whom he has asked to come to him.
• Zephaniah 3:9‘Then I will give to people lips that I have made pure. With those lips, they will call me Lord. And then, all the people will agree to work together for me.’
• Acts 2:21The Lord will save everyone who asks him to help them.” ’
• Acts 11:26When Barnabas found him, he brought him back to Antioch. For one whole year, Barnabas and Saul met together with the group of believers there. They taught very many of them about Jesus. Antioch was the first place where the believers were called Christians.
• Romans 10:13As it says in the Bible: ‘The Lord God will save everyone who asks him for help.’
• 1 Corinthians 1:2I am sending this letter to you, the people of God's church in Corinth. God has made you clean because you belong to Christ Jesus. He has chosen you to be his special people. So you join together with all people everywhere who worship our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is their Lord, as he is our Lord.
• Ephesians 3:14Yes, that is why I pray for you. I go down on my knees to pray to God, our 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