Genesis 4:25

¶ And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, [said she], hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

And Adam {H120} knew {H3045} his wife {H802} again {H5750}; and she bare {H3205} a son {H1121}, and called {H7121} his name {H8034} Seth {H8352}: For God {H430}, said she, hath appointed {H7896} me another {H312} seed {H2233} instead {H8478} of Abel {H1893}, whom {H3588} Cain {H7014} slew {H2026}.

Adam again had sexual relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son whom she named Shet [granted], “For God has granted me another seed in place of Hevel, since Kayin killed him.”

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

And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For, said she, God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 4:8 (5 votes)

    ¶ And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

  • Genesis 5:3 (3 votes)

    And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

  • Genesis 5:4 (3 votes)

    And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

  • 1 Chronicles 1:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ Adam, Sheth, Enosh,

  • Genesis 4:10 (3 votes)

    And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

  • Genesis 4:11 (3 votes)

    And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;

  • Genesis 4:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.