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, then Lamech—77 times!” 25Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and she named him Seth, “For God has appointed me another seed in place of Abel—since Cain killed him.” To Seth, also was born a son. He named him Enosh. Then people began to call on Adonai’s Name.

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 Adonai said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
• Deuteronomy 26:17Today you have affirmed Adonai as your God, that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes, mitzvot and ordinances, and listen to His voice.
• 1 Kings 18:24Then you will call on the name of your god, and then, I will call on the Name of Adonai. The God who answers with fire, He is God.” All the people responded and said, “It’s a good thing.”
• Psalms 116:17To You I will offer a sacrifice of praise, and will call on the Name of Adonai.
• Isaiah 44:5This one will say, ‘I am Adonai’s.’ That one will be called by the name Jacob. Another will write on his hand, ‘Adonai’s’ and will take the name Israel.”
• Isaiah 48:1Hear this, house of Jacob, who are called by the Name of Israel, who came from the wellspring of Judah, who swear by the Name of Adonai and confess the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness.
• Isaiah 63:19We have become like those over whom You have never ruled, like those not called by Your Name. Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might quake at Your presence!
• Jeremiah 33:16In those days will Judah be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell safely. And this is the Name by which He will be called: Adonai our Righteousness.”
• Zephaniah 3:9For then I will restore to the people pure speech, so that all of them may call upon the Name of Adonai and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
• Acts 2:21And it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of Adonai shall be saved.’
• Acts 11:26and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met together with Messiah’s community and taught a large number. Now it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called “Christianoi.”
• Romans 10:13For “Everyone who calls upon the name of Adonai shall be saved.”
• 1 Corinthians 1:2To God’s community in Corinth—having been made holy in Messiah Yeshua, called as kedoshim—with all who everywhere call on the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, both theirs 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