Genesis 4:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 4:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהָ֣אָדָ֔ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
יָדַ֖ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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חַוָּ֣ה
Chavvâh
H2332
Eve
אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וַתַּ֨הַר֙
hârâh
H2029
to conceive
וַתֵּ֣לֶד
yâlad
H3205
to bear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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קַ֔יִן
Qayin
H7014
Cain
וַתֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
קָנִ֥יתִי
qânâh
H7069
to acquire
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
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World English Bible Public Domain
The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man with Yahweh's help."
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King James Version Public Domain
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain. And she said, “I have obtained a man with Yahweh!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).