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 avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.” 25Adam 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.” To Seth, to him also a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon 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

• To Sethשֵׁתshêth · SethH8352
• to him alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• was bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• and he calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Enoshאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · EnoshH583
• Thenאָז'âz · thenH227
• beganחָלַלchâlal · 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? And why has your countenance fallen?
• Deuteronomy 26:17You have today declared the Lord to be your God, and that you would walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments and His ordinances, and listen to His voice.
• 1 Kings 18:24Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord, and the God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people said, “That is a good idea.”
• Psalms 116:17To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And call upon the name of the Lord.
• Isaiah 44:5This one will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’; And that one will call on the name of Jacob; And another will write on his hand, ‘Belonging to the Lord,’ And will name Israel’s name with honor.
• Isaiah 48:1“Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are named Israel And who came forth from the loins of Judah, Who swear by the name of the Lord And invoke the God of Israel, But not in truth nor in righteousness.
• Isaiah 63:19We have become like those over whom You have never ruled, Like those who were not called by Your name.
• Jeremiah 33:16In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell in safety; and this is the name by which she will be called: the Lord is our righteousness.’
• Joel 2:32And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the Lord Will be delivered; For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who escape, As the Lord has said, Even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.
• Zephaniah 3:9For then I will give to the peoples purified lips, That all of them may call on the name of the Lord, To serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
• Acts 2:21And it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
• Acts 11:26and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And for an entire year they met with the church and taught considerable numbers; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
• Romans 10:13for “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
• 1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
• Ephesians 3:14For this reason I bow my knees 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