Genesis

Genesis 4:25–26

25And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth,h saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”

26And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh.

At that time men began to call uponi the name of the LORD.

Footnotes

  • h 4:25 Seth probably means granted or appointed.
  • i 4:26 Or to proclaim; some translators to invoke or to call themselves by or to profane

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Genesis 4:25

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Adamאָדָ֥ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH121 man, mankind
againעוֹד֙‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
had relations withוַיֵּ֨דַעway·yê·ḏa‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3045 know
his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ’iš·tōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH802 woman, wife, female
and she gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדwat·tê·leḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a sonבֵּ֔ןbênNoun - masculine singularH1121 son
and namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אwat·tiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
himשְׁמ֖וֹšə·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8034 name
Sethשֵׁ֑תšêṯNoun - proper - masculine singularH8352 Sheth
sayingכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Godאֱלֹהִים֙’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
has grantedשָֽׁת־šāṯ-Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7896 put, set
meלִ֤יlîPreposition; first person common singular
anotherאַחֵ֔ר’a·ḥêrAdjective - masculine singularH312 another
seedזֶ֣רַעze·ra‘Noun - masculine singularH2233 sowing, seed, offspring
in placeתַּ֣חַתta·ḥaṯPrepositionH8478 the under part
of Abelהֶ֔בֶלhe·ḇelNoun - proper - masculine singularH1893 Hebel
sinceכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Cainקָֽיִן׃qā·yinNoun - proper - masculine singularH7014 Cain
killed himהֲרָג֖וֹhă·rā·ḡōwVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH2026 kill, slay

Genesis 4:26

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And to Sethוּלְשֵׁ֤תū·lə·šêṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH8352 Sheth
alsoגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
a sonבֵּ֔ןbênNoun - masculine singularH1121 son
was bornיֻלַּד־yul·laḏ-Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
himשְׁמ֖וֹšə·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8034 name
Enoshאֱנ֑וֹשׁ’ĕ·nō·wōšNoun - proper - masculine singularH583 Enosh
At that timeאָ֣ז’āzAdverbH227 at that time, then
beganהוּחַ֔לhū·ḥalVerb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2490 bore, pierce
to call uponלִקְרֹ֖אliq·rōPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7121 call, proclaim, read
the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbə·šêmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃פYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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Genesis 4:25 Genesis 4:8 · Luke 3:38 · Genesis 5:3–4 · Genesis 4:1–3 · 1 Chronicles 1:1 · Genesis 4:10–11

Genesis 4:26 Psalm 116:17 · 1 Kings 18:24 · Joel 2:32 · Zephaniah 3:9 · Luke 3:38 · Genesis 12:8 · Genesis 26:25 · Jeremiah 33:16 · Deuteronomy 26:17–18 · Acts 2:21 · 1 Corinthians 1:2 · Acts 11:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.