Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Genesis.4.1", "source": "וְהָ֣אָדָ֔ם יָדַ֖ע אֶת־חַוָּ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וַתַּ֙הַר֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד אֶת־קַ֔יִן וַתֹּ֕אמֶר קָנִ֥יתִי אִ֖ישׁ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "And *ha-ʾadam* *yadaʿ* *ʾet*-*Ḥawwah* *ʾishto* and-she-*tahar* and-she-*teled* *ʾet*-*Qayin* and-she-*tomer* *qaniti* *ʾish* *ʾet*-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*ha-ʾadam*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the man/Adam", "*yadaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - knew/had relations with", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*Ḥawwah*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Eve", "*ʾishto*": "noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife", "*tahar*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - became pregnant", "*teled*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - gave birth to", "*Qayin*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Cain", "*tomer*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - said", "*qaniti*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I have acquired/gotten", "*ʾish*": "noun, masculine singular - man/male", "*YHWH*": "divine name" }, "variants": { "*yadaʿ*": "knew/had sexual relations with/was intimate with", "*qaniti*": "I have acquired/created/produced/purchased", "*ʾet*-*YHWH*": "with YHWH/from YHWH/through YHWH" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 3:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Genesis.3.15", "source": "וְאֵיבָ֣ה ׀ אָשִׁ֗ית בֵּֽינְךָ֙ וּבֵ֣ין הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעֲךָ֖ וּבֵ֣ין זַרְעָ֑הּ ה֚וּא יְשׁוּפְךָ֣ רֹ֔אשׁ וְאַתָּ֖ה תְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּ עָקֵֽב׃", "text": "And *ʾêbāh* *ʾāšît* between you and between the *ʾiššāh*, and between *zarʿăkā* and between *zarʿāh*; he *yĕšûp̄ĕkā* *rōʾš*, and you *tĕšûp̄ennû* *ʿāqēb*.", "grammar": { "*ʾêbāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - enmity/hostility", "*ʾāšît*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will put/place", "*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - woman", "*zarʿăkā*": "noun, masculine, singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your seed/offspring", "*zarʿāh*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her seed/offspring", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he", "*yĕšûp̄ĕkā*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - he will bruise/crush you", "*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine, singular - head", "*tĕšûp̄ennû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - you will bruise/crush him", "*ʿāqēb*": "noun, masculine, singular - heel" }, "variants": { "*ʾêbāh*": "enmity/hostility/antagonism", "*zarʿ*": "seed/offspring/descendants", "*šûp̄*": "bruise/crush/strike at" } }
  • Gen 4:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Genesis.4.25", "source": "וַיֵּ֨דַע אָדָ֥ם עוֹד֙ אֶת־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ שֵׁ֑ת כִּ֣י שָֽׁת־לִ֤י אֱלֹהִים֙ זֶ֣רַע אַחֵ֔ר תַּ֣חַת הֶ֔בֶל כִּ֥י הֲרָג֖וֹ קָֽיִן׃", "text": "And-*yedaʿ* *ʾAdam* again *ʾet*-his-wife and-she-*teled* *ben* and-she-*tiqraʾ* *ʾet*-his-name *Shet* for *shat*-to-me *ʾElohim* *zeraʿ* another in-place-of *Hebel* for *harago* *Qayin*", "grammar": { "*yedaʿ*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - knew", "*ʾAdam*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Adam", "*ʿod*": "adverb - again", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾishto*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife", "*teled*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - bore", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular - son", "*tiqraʾ*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - called", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*shemo*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name", "*Shet*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Seth", "*ki*": "conjunction - for/because", "*shat*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - appointed/placed", "*li*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - for me", "*ʾElohim*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*zeraʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - seed/offspring", "*ʾaḥer*": "adjective, masculine singular - another", "*taḥat*": "preposition - instead of", "*Hebel*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abel", "*ki*": "conjunction - because", "*harago*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - killed him", "*Qayin*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Cain" }, "variants": { "*shat*": "appointed/placed/granted", "*zeraʿ ʾaḥer*": "another offspring/different seed/other descendant" } }
  • Gen 5:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Genesis.5.29", "source": "וַיִּקְרָ֧א אֶת־שְׁמ֛וֹ נֹ֖חַ לֵאמֹ֑ר זֶ֞֠‪[c]‬ה יְנַחֲמֵ֤נוּ מִֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֙נוּ֙ וּמֵעִצְּב֣וֹן יָדֵ֔ינוּ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֽ͏ֵרְרָ֖הּ יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*wayyiqrāʾ* *ʾet*-*šəmô* *nōaḥ* *lēmōr* this *yənaḥămēnû* from-*maʿăśēnû* *ûmēʿiṣṣəbôn* *yādênû* from-*hāʾădāmāh* *ʾăšer* *ʾērərāh* *yəhwāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "conjunction *wə-* + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he called", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*šəmô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name", "*nōaḥ*": "proper noun - Noah", "*lēmōr*": "preposition *lə-* + qal infinitive construct of *ʾāmar* - saying", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun - this", "*yənaḥămēnû*": "3rd masculine singular piel imperfect of *nāḥam* with 1st plural suffix - he will comfort us", "*maʿăśēnû*": "masculine plural noun with 1st plural suffix with prefix *min* - from our work", "*ûmēʿiṣṣəbôn*": "conjunction *wə-* + preposition *min* + masculine singular noun - and from toil/pain", "*yādênû*": "feminine plural noun with 1st plural suffix - our hands", "*hāʾădāmāh*": "definite article *hā-* + feminine singular noun with preposition *min* - from the ground", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*ʾērərāh*": "3rd masculine singular piel perfect of *ʾārar* with 3rd feminine singular suffix - he cursed it", "*yəhwāh*": "proper noun - YHWH/the LORD" }, "variants": { "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "called/named/proclaimed", "*nōaḥ*": "Noah (proper name, meaning 'rest' or 'comfort')", "*yənaḥămēnû*": "comfort us/bring us relief/console us", "*maʿăśēnû*": "our work/our labor/our toil", "*ʿiṣṣəbôn*": "pain/toil/hardship/sorrow", "*yādênû*": "our hands/our efforts/our labor", "*hāʾădāmāh*": "the ground/the soil/the earth/the land", "*ʾērərāh*": "cursed it/placed under a curse/condemned", "*yəhwāh*": "YHWH/the LORD (divine name)" } }
  • 1 John 3:12 : 12 { "verseID": "1 John.3.12", "source": "Οὐ καθὼς Κάϊν, ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ ἦν, καὶ ἔσφαξεν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ. Καὶ χάριν τίνος ἔσφαξεν αὐτόν; Ὅτι τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ πονηρὰ ἦν, τὰ δὲ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ δίκαια.", "text": "Not as *Kain*, from the *ponērou ēn*, and *esphaxen* the *adelphon* of him. And for what reason *esphaxen* him? Because the *erga* of him *ponēra ēn*, but those of the *adelphou* of him *dikaia*.", "grammar": { "*Kain*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Cain", "*ponērou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - evil one", "*ēn*": "imperfect active, 3rd singular - was", "*esphaxen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - slew/killed", "*adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - brother", "*erga*": "nominative, neuter, plural - works", "*ponēra*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, plural - evil", "*adelphou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of brother", "*dikaia*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, plural - righteous" }, "variants": { "*ponērou*": "evil one/wicked one/the devil", "*esphaxen*": "slew/killed/slaughtered", "*adelphon*": "brother/fellow believer", "*erga*": "works/deeds/actions", "*ponēra*": "evil/wicked/bad", "*adelphou*": "brother's/fellow believer's", "*dikaia*": "righteous/just/upright" } }