Genesis 4:25

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“And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.””

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BSBPD

“And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 4:25 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 4:1And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said.
  2. Genesis 4:8Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
  3. Genesis 4:10“What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.
  4. Genesis 5:3When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.
  5. Genesis 5:6When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
  6. 1 Chronicles 1:1Adam, Seth, Enosh,
  7. Luke 3:38the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

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