English Standard Version
Genesis 4:25
25And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, "God has appointed for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him."
Genesis 4:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, “For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Adam had sexual relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to another son. She named him Seth, for she said, “God has granted me another son in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.”
Context of Genesis 4:25
23Lamech said to his wives: "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say: I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me. 24If Cain's revenge is sevenfold, then Lamech's is seventy-sevenfold." 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 offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him." 26To 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.
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וַיֵּ֨דַע אָדָ֥ם עוֹד֙ אֶת־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ שֵׁ֑ת כִּ֣י שָֽׁת־לִ֤י אֱלֹהִים֙ זֶ֣רַע אַחֵ֔ר תַּ֣חַת הֶ֔בֶל כִּ֥י הֲרָג֖וֹ קָֽיִן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Adamאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- againעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
- and she bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- Sethשֵׁתshêth · SethH8352
- For Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- hath appointedשִׁיתshîyth · to set: appointH7896
- me anotherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
- seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
- insteadתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478
- of Abelהֶ֫בֶלhebel · AbelH1893
- whomכִּיkîy · forH3588
- Cainקַ֫יִןqayin · CainH7014
- slewהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
Cross-references for Genesis 4:25
- Genesis 5:3When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
- 1 Chronicles 1:1Adam, Seth, Enosh;
- Luke 3:38the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
- Genesis 4:1Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord."
Commentaries on Genesis 4:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25God - hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel - Eve must have received on this occasion some Divine communication, else how could she have known that this son was appointed in the place of Abel, to continue that holy line by which the Messiah was to come? From this we see that the line of the Messiah was determined from the beginning, and that it was not first fixed in the days of Abraham; for the promise was then only renewed, and that branch of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25- XX. Sheth 25. שׁת shēt Sheth, “placed, put.” 26. אנישׁ 'enôsh Enosh, “man, sickly.” בשׁם קרא qero' beshēm means, first, to call an object by its name Isaiah 40:26; Isaiah 43:1; Isaiah 45:3-4; second, to call an object by the name of another, who is the parent, leader, husband, owner Numbers 32:42; Judges 18:29; Psalm 49:12; Isaiah 43:7; Isaiah 44:5; Isaiah 48:1; Isaiah 65:1; third, to proclaim the name of Exodus 33:19; Exodus 35:5-6; fourth, to call…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. 25another seed in place of Abel: Cain (4:8–16) and Lamech (4:19–24) show the consequences of sin. The birth of Seth brought new hope. See also study note on 5:1–2.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261. Eve said, I have gotten a man from the Lord--that is, "by the help of the Lord"--an expression of pious gratitude--and she called him Cain, that is, "a possession," as if valued above everything else; while the arrival of another son reminding Eve of the misery she had entailed on her offspring, led to the name Abel, that is, either weakness, vanity (Psa 39:5), or grief, lamentation. Cain and Abel were probably twins; and it is thought that, at this…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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