Verse List for GEN 4:1

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OET (OET-RV) Then Adam slept with his wife Havvah (Eve), and she conceived and in due course gave birth to Kayin (Cain). “Yahweh has enabled me to produce a man,” she said.

OET-LV and_the_man he _knew DOM Ḩavvāh/(Eve) his/its_wife/woman and_she/it _conceived/became _pregnant and_she/it _gave _birth DOM Qayin/(Cain) and_she/it _said I _have _acquired a _man with YHWH.

ULT Then the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain. And she said, “I have obtained a man with Yahweh!”

UST Then Adam had marital relations with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son they named Cain, which means “obtained.” They named him that because she said, “Yahweh has enabled me to obtain a son!”

BSB & MSB And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain.[fn]
§  “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said.

OEB Adam lay with his wife Eve and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain, and she said, ‘I have created a man with the help of the Lord!’

WEBBE The man knew[fn] Eve his wife. She conceived,[fn] and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with the LORD’s help.”

WMBB The man knew[fn] Havah his wife. She conceived,[fn] and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with the LORD’s help.”

NET Now the man had marital relations with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. Then she said, “I have created a man just as the Lord did!”

LSV And the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceives and bears Cain, and says, “I have acquired a man by YHWH”;

FBV Adam slept with his wife Eve and she became pregnant. She gave birth to Cain, and said, “With the Lord's help I have made a man.”

T4T Adam ◄had sex/slept► with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son whom she named Cain, which sounds like the word that means ‘produce’, because, she said, “By Yahweh’s help I have produced a son.” Some time later she gave birth to another son, and she named him Abel.

LEB Now Adam knew[fn] Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain. And she said, “I have given birth to a man with the help of Yahweh.”

BBE And the man had connection with Eve his wife, and she became with child and gave birth to Cain, and said, I have got a man from the Lord.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived and bore Cain, and said: 'I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD.'

ASV And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of Jehovah.

DRA And Adam knew Eve his wife: who conceived and brought forth Cain, saying: I have gotten a man through God.

YLT And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceiveth and beareth Cain, and saith, 'I have gotten a man by Jehovah;'

Drby And Man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have acquired a man with Jehovah.

RV And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD.

SLT And Adam knew Life, his wife, and she will conceive and bear Cain, and said, I obtained a man of Jehovah.

Wbstr And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

KJB-1769 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.[fn]

KJB-1611 ¶ And Adam knew Eue his wife, and shee conceiued, and bare Cain, and said, I haue gotten a man from the LORD.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And Adam knewe Heua his wyfe, who conceauing bare Cain, saying: I haue gotten a man of the Lorde.
(And Adam knew Heua his wife, who conceauing bare Cain, saying: I have gotten a man of the Lord.)

Gnva Afterward the man knew Heuah his wife, which conceiued and bare Kain, and said, I haue obteined a man by the Lord.
(Afterward the man knew Heuah his wife, which conceived and bare Kain, and said, I have obtained a man by the Lord.)

Cvdl Morouer Adam laye with Heua his wyfe, which coceaued & bare Cain, and sayde, I haue opteyned ye man of the LORDE.
(Moreover/What’s_more Adam lay with Heua his wife, which conceived and bare Cain, and said, I have opteyned ye/you_all man of the LORD.)

Wycl Forsothe Adam knewe Eue his wijf, which conseyuede, and childide Cayn, and seide, Y haue gete a man bi God.
(For_certain/Truly Adam knew Eve his wife, which conceived, and gave_birth_to Cayn, and said, I have gotten a man by God.)

Luth Und Adam erkannte sein Weib Heva, und sie ward schwanger und gebar den Kain und sprach: Ich habe den Mann, den HErr’s.
(And Adam recognised be woman Heva, and they/she/them what/which pregnant and gave_birth the Kain and spoke: I have the man, the LORD’s.)

ClVg Adam vero cognovit uxorem suam Hevam, quæ concepit et peperit Cain, dicens: Possedi hominem per Deum.[fn]
(Adam indeed/however he_knew wife his_own Hevam, which conceived and gave_birth Cain, saying: I_got_it man through God.)

UHB וְ⁠הָ֣⁠אָדָ֔ם יָדַ֖ע אֶת־חַוָּ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֑⁠וֹ וַ⁠תַּ֨הַר֙ וַ⁠תֵּ֣לֶד אֶת־קַ֔יִן וַ⁠תֹּ֕אמֶר קָנִ֥יתִי אִ֖ישׁ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἀδὰμ δὲ ἔγνω Εὔαν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, καὶ συλλαβοῦσα ἔτεκε τὸν Κάϊν· καὶ εἶπεν, ἐκτησάμην ἄνθρωπον διὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ.

BrTr And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and brought forth Cain and said, I have gained a man through God.