Genesis 4:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Cain{H7014} knew{H3045} his wife;{H802} and she conceived,{H2029} and bare{H3205} Enoch:{H2585} and he builded{H1129} a city,{H5892} and called{H7121} the name{H8034} of the city,{H5892} after the name{H8034} of his son,{H1121} Enoch.{H2585}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Cain{H7014} knew{H3045}{(H8799)} his wife{H802}; and she conceived{H2029}{(H8799)}, and bare{H3205}{(H8799)} Enoch{H2585}: and he builded{H1129}{(H8802)} a city{H5892}, and called{H7121}{(H8799)} the name{H8034} of the city{H5892}, after the name{H8034} of his son{H1121}, Enoch{H2585}.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 4:1-3
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    83%

    1 Adam was intimate with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, 'I have acquired a man with the help of the LORD.'

    2 Later, she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel tended flocks, while Cain worked the soil.

    3 Over time, Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD.

  • Gen 4:15-16
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    15 But the LORD said to him, 'Not so; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.' Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.

    16 So Cain went out from the LORD’s presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

  • Gen 4:24-26
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    81%

    24 If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.

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  • Gen 4:18-19
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    79%

    18 Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad was the father of Mehujael, who was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.

    19 Lamech married two wives, one named Adah and the other Zillah.

  • Gen 5:9-10
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    9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he fathered Kenan.

    10 After he fathered Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

  • Gen 5:21-22
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    72%

    21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah.

    22 After he fathered Methuselah, Enoch walked with God for 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

  • Gen 4:8
    71%

    8 Cain said to his brother Abel, 'Let’s go out to the field.' While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

  • Gen 5:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel.

    13 After he fathered Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

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    2 verses
    69%

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    4 After he fathered Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

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    68%

    3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech.

  • Gen 5:18-19
    2 verses
    68%

    18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he fathered Enoch.

    19 After he fathered Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

  • Luke 3:37
    68%

    37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,

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    2 verses
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    6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he fathered Enosh.

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    68%

    20 Adam named his wife Eve because she would become the mother of all the living.

  • Gen 6:1-2
    2 verses
    67%

    1 When mankind began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,

    2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of humanity were beautiful, and they took wives for themselves from whomever they chose.

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