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24 If Cain will be avenged seven times,
then Lamech will be avenged seventy-seven times.

The Family Line of Seth

25 Adam was intimate with his wife again. She gave birth to a son and named him Seth,[a] because she said, “God has set another child in place of Abel for me, since Cain killed him.” 26 Later a son was born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. This is when people began to proclaim[b] the name of the Lord.

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  1. Genesis 4:25 Seth sounds like the Hebrew word for set or place.
  2. Genesis 4:26 Or call on

24 If Cain is avenged(A) seven times,(B)
    then Lamech seventy-seven times.(C)

25 Adam made love to his wife(D) again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth,[a](E) saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”(F) 26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh.(G)

At that time people began to call on[b] the name of the Lord.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:25 Seth probably means granted.
  2. Genesis 4:26 Or to proclaim