Genesis 4:25 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 4:25 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 →
וַיֵּ֨דַע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אָדָ֥ם
ʼÂdâm
H121
Adam
עוֹד֙
ʻôwd
H5750
still
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וַתֵּ֣לֶד
yâlad
H3205
to bear
בֵּ֔ן
bên
H1121
son
וַתִּקְרָ֥א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
שְׁמ֖וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
שֵׁ֑ת
Shêth
H8352
Seth
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
שָֽׁת
shîyth
H7896
to set
לִ֤י
אֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
זֶ֣רַע
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
אַחֵ֔ר
ʼachêr
H312
other
תַּ֣חַת
tachath
H8478
under
הֶ֔בֶל
Hebel
H1893
Abel
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
הֲרָג֖וֹ
hârag
H2026
to kill
קָֽיִן
Qayin
H7014
Cain
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World English Bible Public Domain
Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth. For, she said, "God has appointed me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son, and she called his name Seth, because, “God has appointed for me another offspring in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).