Seth — Bible person

Appointed; a substitute, the third son of Adam and Eve (Gen. 4:25; 5:3). His mother gave him this name, “for God,” said she, “hath appointed me [i.e., compensated me with] another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.”

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Show passage in OET: GEN 4:25

OET-RV GEN 4:25

25 Then Adam slept with his wife again and she bore a son and named him Shet (Seth) (which means ‘given’) because she had said, “God has given me another son in place of Hevel (Abel) who was killed by Kayin (Cain).”

OET-LV GEN 4:25

25 And_ ʼĀdām _he/it _knew again DOM his/its_wife/woman and_she/it _gave _birth a _son and_she/it _called/named DOM his/its_name Shēt if/because he _has _appointed to_me god offspring another in _place _of Heⱱel/(Abel) if/because he/it _killed_him/it Qayin/(Cain).

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Show passage in OET: GEN 4:25

OET-RV GEN 4:25

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Show passage in OET: GEN 4:26

OET-RV GEN 4:26

26 Eventually Shet also had a son and named him Enosh. That was when people began using Yahweh’s name when they prayed for help.

OET-LV GEN 4:26

26 And_to/for_Shet/Shēt also he a _son he _was _born and_he/it _called DOM his/its_name ʼEnōsh then it _was _begun to_call on _(the)_name _of YHWH.

Show passage in OET: GEN 5:3

OET-RV GEN 5:3

3 When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son who was like him in many ways, and he named him Shet (Seth).

OET-LV GEN 5:3

3 And_ ʼĀdām _he/it _lived thirty and_one _hundred year[s] and_he/it _fathered in_his/its_resemblance/likeness according _to_his/its_illusion/resemblance and_he/it _called DOM his/its_name Shēt.

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