Verse 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" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Adam kjente igjen sin kone, og hun fødte en sønn som hun kalte Set. Hun sa: 'Gud har gitt meg en annen sønn i stedet for Abel, som Kain drepte.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Adam kjente sin hustru igjen, og hun fødte en sønn og kalte ham Set; for Gud har gitt meg en annen ætt, i stedet for Abel, som Kain drepte.

• Norsk King James

  Adam var sammen med sin kone igjen, og hun fødte en sønn og kalte ham Set: 'For Gud har gitt meg en annen sønn i stedet for Abel, som Kain drepte.'

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Adam lå med sin kone igjen, og hun fødte en sønn og kalte ham Set. For hun sa: "Gud har gitt meg et nytt avkom i stedet for Abel, siden Kain drepte ham."

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Adam kjente igjen sin hustru, og hun fødte en sønn og kalte ham Set. For Gud har gitt meg en annen avkom i Abels sted, fordi Kain drepte ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Adam hadde igjen samliv med sin kone, og hun fødte en sønn og ga ham navnet Set. "For Gud har gitt meg en annen sønn i Abels sted, ham som Kain drepte," sa hun.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og Adam kjente sin hustru på nytt, og hun fødte en sønn, og kalte ham Set, for Gud har gitt meg en annen ætt i stedet for Abel, som Kain drepte.

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

  Adam hadde igjen samliv med sin kone, og hun fødte en sønn og ga ham navnet Set. "For Gud har gitt meg en annen sønn i Abels sted, ham som Kain drepte," sa hun.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Adam hadde igjen samleie med sin kone, og hun fødte en sønn og kalte ham Set. For hun sa: 'Gud har gitt meg en annen sønn i Abels sted, for Kain drepte ham.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, 'God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Adam kjente igjen sin kone, og hun fødte en sønn og ga ham navnet Set og sa: 'Gud har gitt meg en annen sønn i stedet for Abel, som Kain drepte.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Adam kjendte ydermere sin Hustru, og hun fødte en Søn og kaldte hans Navn Seth; thi Gud haver sat mig (sagde hun) en anden Sæd i Abels Sted; thi Cain slog ham ihjel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Adam var sammen med sin kone igjen, og hun fødte en sønn som hun kalte Set. Hun sa: Gud har gitt meg en annen sønn i stedet for Abel, som Kain drepte.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, has appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Adam kjente igjen sin kone. Hun fødte en sønn, og ga ham navnet Set. For, sa hun, «Gud har gitt meg et annet barn i stedet for Abel, siden Kain drepte ham.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Adam kjente igjen sin kone, og hun fødte en sønn som hun kalte Set. 'For Gud har gitt meg en annen sønn i stedet for Abel,' sa hun, 'for Kain drepte ham.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Adam levde med sin kone igjen, og hun fødte en sønn og kalte ham Set. For Gud har gitt meg en annen etterkommer i stedet for Abel, som Kain drepte.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Adam hadde igjen samvær med sin kone, og hun fødte en sønn som hun ga navnet Set, for hun sa: Gud har gitt meg en annen etterkommer i stedet for Abel, som Kain drepte.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Adam also laye with hys wyfe yet agayne and she bare a sonne ad called hys name Seth For god (sayd she) hath geven me a nother sonne For Abell whom Cain slewe.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Adam laye yet with his wyfe agayne, & she bare a sonne, and called him Seth. For God (sayde she) hath apoynted me another sede, for Abell, whom Cain slew.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Adam knewe his wife againe, and she bare a sonne, and she called his name Sheth: for God, saide she, hath appointed me another seede for Habel, because Kain slewe him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Adam knewe his wyfe agayne, and she bare a sonne, and called his name Seth: For God sayde she hath appoynted me another seede in steade of Habel whom Cain slewe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Adam again knoweth his wife, and she beareth a son, and calleth his name Seth, `for God hath appointed for me another seed instead of Abel:' for Cain had slain him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For, [said she], God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Adam had connection with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name of Seth: for she said, God has given me another seed in place of Abel, whom Cain put to death.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, "for God has appointed me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son. She named him Seth, saying,“God has given me another child in place of Abel because Cain killed him.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 4:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Genesis.4.8", "source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר קַ֖יִן אֶל־הֶ֣בֶל אָחִ֑יו וֽ͏ַיְהִי֙ בִּהְיוֹתָ֣ם בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַיָּ֥קָם קַ֛יִן אֶל־הֶ֥בֶל אָחִ֖יו וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ׃", "text": "And-*yomer* *Qayin* to-*Hebel* his-brother and-*yehi* in-*bihyotam* in-the-*sadeh* and-*yaqom* *Qayin* against-*Hebel* his-brother and-*yahargehu*", "grammar": { "*yomer*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*Qayin*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Cain", "*Hebel*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abel", "*ʾaḥiw*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother", "*yehi*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - it happened", "*bihyotam*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - when they were", "*sadeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the field", "*yaqom*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - rose up", "*yahargehu*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - killed him" }, "variants": { "*yaqom... ʾel*": "rose up against/attacked/confronted", "*yahargehu*": "killed him/murdered him/slew him" } }
• Gen 4:10-11 : 10 { "verseID": "Genesis.4.10", "source": "וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֑יתָ ק֚וֹל דְּמֵ֣י אָחִ֔יךָ צֹעֲקִ֥ים אֵלַ֖י מִן־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃", "text": "And-*yomer* what *ʿasita* *qol* *demey* your-brother *tsoʿaqim* to-me from-the-*ʾadamah*", "grammar": { "*yomer*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*meh*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*ʿasita*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have done", "*qol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - voice of", "*demey*": "noun, masculine plural construct - bloods of", "*ʾaḥiyka*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brother", "*tsoʿaqim*": "qal participle, masculine plural - crying out", "*ʾelay*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*ha-ʾadamah*": "definite noun, feminine singular - the ground" }, "variants": { "*qol demey*": "voice of bloods/sound of blood/cry of blood", "*demey*": "blood (plural form often indicates violent bloodshed)", "*tsoʿaqim*": "crying out/calling/screaming" } } 11 { "verseID": "Genesis.4.11", "source": "וְעַתָּ֖ה אָר֣וּר אָ֑תָּה מִן־הָֽאֲדָמָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּצְתָ֣ה אֶת־פִּ֔יהָ לָקַ֛חַת אֶת־דְּמֵ֥י אָחִ֖יךָ מִיָּדֶֽךָ׃", "text": "And-now *ʾarur* you from-the-*ʾadamah* which *patsetah* *ʾet*-her-mouth *laqaḥat* *ʾet*-*demey* your-brother from-your-hand", "grammar": { "*we-ʿattah*": "conjunction + adverb - and now", "*ʾarur*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - cursed", "*ʾattah*": "2nd masculine singular personal pronoun - you", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*ha-ʾadamah*": "definite noun, feminine singular - the ground", "*ʾasher*": "relative pronoun - which", "*patsetah*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - opened wide", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*pihah*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her mouth", "*laqaḥat*": "qal infinitive construct - to take/receive", "*demey*": "noun, masculine plural construct - bloods of", "*ʾaḥiyka*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brother", "*mi-yadeka*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - from your hand" }, "variants": { "*ʾarur*": "cursed/under a curse", "*patsetah*": "opened wide/gaped open", "*mi-yadeka*": "from your hand/by your hand/through your action" } }
• Gen 5:3-4 : 3 { "verseID": "Genesis.5.3", "source": "וֽ͏ַיְחִ֣י אָדָ֗ם שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּמְאַת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בִּדְמוּת֖וֹ כְּצַלְמ֑וֹ וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ שֵֽׁת׃", "text": "*wayḥî* *ʾādām* *šəlōšîm* *ûməʾat* *šānāh* *wayyôled* in-*dəmûtô* *kəṣalmô* *wayyiqrāʾ* *ʾet*-*šəmô* *šēt*", "grammar": { "*wayḥî*": "conjunction *wə-* + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive of *ḥāyāh* - and he lived", "*ʾādām*": "proper noun, masculine - Adam/man", "*šəlōšîm*": "cardinal number - thirty", "*ûməʾat*": "conjunction *wə-* + feminine singular construct - and hundred", "*šānāh*": "feminine singular noun - year", "*wayyôled*": "conjunction *wə-* + 3rd masculine singular hiphil imperfect consecutive - and he begat", "*dəmûtô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix with prefix *bə-* - in his likeness", "*kəṣalmô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix with prefix *kə-* - according to his image", "*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", "*šēt*": "proper noun - Seth" }, "variants": { "*wayḥî*": "lived/existed/remained alive", "*wayyôled*": "begat/fathered/brought forth", "*dəmûtô*": "his likeness/his resemblance/his pattern", "*ṣalmô*": "his image/his representation/his form", "*šēt*": "Seth (proper name, meaning 'appointed/placed')" } } 4 { "verseID": "Genesis.5.4", "source": "וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ יְמֵי־אָדָ֗ם אֽ͏ַחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־שֵׁ֔ת שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵאֹ֖ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃", "text": "*wayyihyû* *yəmê*-*ʾādām* *ʾaḥărê* *hôlîdô* *ʾet*-*šēt* *šəmōneh* *mēʾōt* *šānāh* *wayyôled* *bānîm* *ûbānôt*", "grammar": { "*wayyihyû*": "conjunction *wə-* + 3rd masculine plural qal imperfect consecutive of *hāyāh* - and they were", "*yəmê*": "masculine plural construct of *yôm* - days of", "*ʾādām*": "proper noun, masculine - Adam/man", "*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after", "*hôlîdô*": "hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his begetting", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*šēt*": "proper noun - Seth", "*šəmōneh*": "cardinal number - eight", "*mēʾōt*": "feminine plural of *mēʾāh* - hundreds", "*šānāh*": "feminine singular noun - year", "*wayyôled*": "conjunction *wə-* + 3rd masculine singular hiphil imperfect consecutive - and he begat", "*bānîm*": "masculine plural of *bēn* - sons", "*ûbānôt*": "conjunction *wə-* + feminine plural of *bat* - and daughters" }, "variants": { "*wayyihyû*": "were/became/existed", "*yəmê*": "days/lifetime/period", "*ʾaḥărê*": "after/following/subsequent to", "*hôlîdô*": "his begetting/his fathering", "*šēt*": "Seth (proper name, meaning 'appointed/placed')", "*bānîm*": "sons/male children/descendants", "*bānôt*": "daughters/female children/female descendants" } }
• 1 Chr 1:1 : 1 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.1.1", "source": "אָדָ֥ם שֵׁ֖ת אֱנֽוֹשׁ׃", "text": "*ʾĀdām* *Šēt* *ʾĔnôš*", "grammar": { "*ʾĀdām*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Adam", "*Šēt*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Seth", "*ʾĔnôš*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Enosh" }, "variants": { "*ʾĀdām*": "Adam/man/mankind", "*Šēt*": "Seth/appointed", "*ʾĔnôš*": "Enosh/man/mortal" } }
• Luke 3:38 : 38 { "verseID": "Luke.3.38", "source": "Τοῦ Ἐνώς, τοῦ Σήθ, τοῦ Ἀδάμ, τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "Of-the *Enos*, of-the *Seth*, of-the *Adam*, of-the *Theou*.", "grammar": { "*Enos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Enos", "*Seth*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Seth", "*Adam*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Adam", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*Theou*": "God/deity" } }
• Gen 4:1-3 : 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" } } 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.4.2", "source": "וַתֹּ֣סֶף לָלֶ֔דֶת אֶת־אָחִ֖יו אֶת־הָ֑בֶל וַֽיְהִי־הֶ֙בֶל֙ רֹ֣עֵה צֹ֔אן וְקַ֕יִן הָיָ֖ה עֹבֵ֥ד אֲדָמָֽה׃", "text": "And-she-*tosef* *laledet* *ʾet*-his-brother *ʾet*-*Hebel* and-*yehi*-*Hebel* *roʿeh* *tsoʾn* and-*Qayin* *hayah* *ʿobed* *ʾadamah*", "grammar": { "*tosef*": "hiphil imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - she continued/added", "*laledet*": "qal infinitive construct with preposition - to bear/to give birth to", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*Hebel*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abel", "*yehi*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - became", "*roʿeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular construct - keeper/shepherd of", "*tsoʾn*": "collective noun - flock/sheep", "*hayah*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/became", "*ʿobed*": "qal participle, masculine singular construct - worker/tiller of", "*ʾadamah*": "noun, feminine singular - ground/soil/land" }, "variants": { "*tosef*": "she continued/she added/she proceeded", "*Hebel*": "breath/vapor/vanity (as the meaning of name)" } } 3 { "verseID": "Genesis.4.3", "source": "וֽ͏ַיְהִ֖י מִקֵּ֣ץ יָמִ֑ים וַיָּבֵ֨א קַ֜יִן מִפְּרִ֧י הֽ͏ָאֲדָמָ֛ה מִנְחָ֖ה לַֽיהוָֽה׃", "text": "And-*yehi* *miqqets* *yamim* and-*yabeʾ* *Qayin* from-*peri* *ha-ʾadamah* *minḥah* to-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*yehi*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - it came to pass/happened", "*miqqets*": "preposition + noun construct - at end of", "*yamim*": "noun, masculine plural - days/time period", "*yabeʾ*": "hiphil imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he brought", "*Qayin*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Cain", "*peri*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fruit of", "*ha-ʾadamah*": "definite noun, feminine singular - the ground", "*minḥah*": "noun, feminine singular - offering/gift/tribute", "*la-YHWH*": "preposition + divine name - to/for YHWH" }, "variants": { "*miqqets yamim*": "at the end of days/after some time/in the course of time", "*minḥah*": "offering/gift/tribute/sacrifice" } }