Verse 17

Cain was intimate with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named the city after his son Enoch.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Kain kjente sin kone, som ble gravid og fødte Hanok. Kain bygde da en by og kalte den Hanok, etter sin sønn.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Og Kain kjente sin hustru, og hun ble med barn og fødte Enok. Og han begynte å bygge en by og kalte byens navn etter sin sønn Enok.

  • Norsk King James

    Kain var sammen med sin kone, og hun ble gravid og fødte Enoch. Kain bygde en by og ga den navnet Enoch, etter sin sønn.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Kain lå med sin kone, og hun ble gravid og fødte Hanok. Kain bygde da en by og kalte den opp etter sønnen sin, Hanok.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Kain kjente sin hustru, hun ble med barn og fødte Henok. Kain bygget en by og kalte den Henok etter navnet på sin sønn.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Kain hadde samliv med sin kone, og hun ble gravid og fødte Enok. Så bygde han en by og kalte den opp etter sin sønn, Enok.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Og Kain kjente sin hustru, og hun ble gravid og fødte Enoch. Han bygde en by og kalte den etter sin sønn, Enoch.

  • En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

    Kain hadde samliv med sin kone, og hun ble gravid og fødte Enok. Så bygde han en by og kalte den opp etter sin sønn, Enok.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Kain hadde samleie med sin kone, og hun ble gravid og fødte Hanok. Kain bygde en by og kalte den Hanok, etter sin sønn.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Kain kjente sin kone, og hun ble med barn og fødte Hanok. Kain bygde da en by og kalte den Hanok etter sin sønn.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Og Cain kjendte sin Hustru, og hun undfik og fødte Hanoch; og han byggede en Stad og kaldte Stadens Navn efter sin Søns Navn Hanoch.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Kain var sammen med sin kone, og hun ble gravid og fødte Enok. Kain bygde en by og kalte byen etter sin sønn, Enok.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch: and he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Kain kjente sin kone. Hun ble gravid og fødte Henok. Han bygde en by, og ga byen navnet etter sin sønn Henok.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Kain kjente sin kone, og hun ble gravid og fødte Enok. Kain bygde en by og kalte den Enok, etter sin sønn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Kain levde med sin kone, og hun ble gravid og fødte Enok. Kain bygde en by og kalte den Enok, etter sin sønns navn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Kain hadde samvær med sin kone, og hun ble gravid og fødte Enok. Han grunnla en by og ga den navnet Enok etter sin sønn.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And Cain laye wyth hys wyfe which conceaved and bare Henoch. And he was buyldinge a cyte and called the name of it after the name of hys sonne Henoch.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Cain laye with his wyfe, which conceaued and bare Henoch. And he buylded a cite, and called it after the name of his sonne Henoch.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Kain also knewe his wife, which conceiued and bare Henoch: and he built a citie, and called the name of the citie by ye name of his sonne, Henoch.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Cain also knewe his wyfe, whiche conceaued and bare Henoch, and buyldyng a citie, he called the name of the same citie after the name of his sonne Henoch.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Cain knoweth his wife, and she conceiveth, and beareth Enoch; and he is building a city, and he calleth the name of the city, according to the name of his son -- Enoch.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Cain had connection with his wife and she became with child and gave birth to Enoch: and he made a town, and gave the town the name of Enoch after his son.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Beginning of Civilization Cain was intimate with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city after his son Enoch.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 5:18 : 18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he fathered Enoch.
  • Gen 5:22 : 22 After he fathered Methuselah, Enoch walked with God for 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
  • Gen 11:4 : 4 Then they said, "Come, let us build a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth."
  • 2 Sam 18:18 : 18 During his lifetime, Absalom had set up a pillar in the King’s Valley for himself, saying, 'I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.' He named the pillar after himself, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.
  • Ps 49:11 : 11 For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the senseless alike perish and leave their wealth to others.
  • Eccl 2:4-9 : 4 I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards. 5 I made gardens and parks for myself and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees. 6 I made reservoirs of water to irrigate groves of flourishing trees. 7 I acquired male and female servants and had other servants born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem who had come before me. 8 I amassed silver and gold for myself, the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered male and female singers for myself, and the delights of men—many concubines. 9 I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom stayed with me. 10 Anything my eyes desired, I did not withhold from them; I did not keep my heart from any pleasure. My heart took delight in all my labor, for this was my reward for all my efforts. 11 Yet when I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, behold, everything was meaningless—a chasing after the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.
  • Dan 4:30 : 30 Immediately, what was spoken about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people, ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.
  • Luke 17:28-29 : 28 It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.