25 Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, for she said, “God has given[a] me another offspring[b] in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.” 26 A son was born to Seth(A) also, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of the Lord.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 4:25 The Hb word for given sounds like the name “Seth.”
  2. 4:25 Lit seed

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

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

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Footnotes

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