25Adam 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.|


In Context

22 Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Naamah.

23 Lamech said to his wives, |Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.

24 If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times.|

25 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.|

26 There was also born a son to Seth, and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on Yahweh's name.

Genesis 4:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:25And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:25Adam lay 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."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:25Adam also knew his wife again: and she brought forth a son, and called his name Seth, saying: God hath given me another seed, for Abel whom Cain slew.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:25And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:25And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: ... For God has appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because Cain has slain him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:25And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:25And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:25And 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:25And 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.