Genesis 4:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 4:17 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 →
וַיֵּ֤דַע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
קַ֨יִן֙
Qayin
H7014
Cain
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וַתַּ֖הַר
hârâh
H2029
to conceive
וַתֵּ֣לֶד
yâlad
H3205
to bear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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חֲנ֑וֹךְ
Chănôwk
H2585
Hanoch
וַֽיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בֹּ֣נֶה
bânâh
H1129
to build
עִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַיִּקְרָא֙
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שֵׁ֣ם
shêm
H8034
name
הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
כְּשֵׁ֖ם
shêm
H8034
name
בְּנ֥וֹ
bên
H1121
son
חֲנֽוֹךְ
Chănôwk
H2585
Hanoch
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World English Bible Public Domain
Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he was building a city, so he called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).