# Genesis 4.1

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**Book:** [Genesis](/codex/genesis/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> **1. 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.**
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> 2. And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah. (Genesis 4:1-3, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> **1. The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with Yahweh’s help.”**
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> 2. Again she gave birth, to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3. As time passed, Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground. (Genesis 4:1-3, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> **1. And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. <sup>Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired</sup>**
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> 2. And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. <sup>Abel: Heb. Hebel</sup> <sup>a keeper: Heb. a feeder</sup> 3. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. <sup>in process: Heb. at the end of days</sup> (Genesis 4:1-3, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> **1. And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceiveth and beareth Cain, and saith, 'I have gotten a man by Jehovah;'**
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> 2. and she addeth to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain hath been servant of the ground. 3. And it cometh to pass at the end of days that Cain bringeth from the fruit of the ground a present to Jehovah; (Genesis 4:1-3, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Demand to Be Witnessed](/codex/argument-from-the-demand-to-be-witnessed/)

**Concepts:**

- [Cains Wife](/codex/cains-wife/), via [Genesis 4.1-17](/codex/genesis-4-1-17/), [Genesis 4.1-2](/codex/genesis-4-1-2/)
- [Chattel Slavery vs Biblical Servitude](/codex/chattel-slavery-vs-biblical-servitude/)
- [Christ Was Made (Misread Proof-Texts)](/codex/christ-was-made-misread-proof-texts/)
- [Defining Chattel Slavery and Biblical Servitude](/codex/defining-chattel-slavery-and-biblical-servitude/)
- [Hebrew Verbs for Sexual Contact](/codex/hebrew-verbs-for-sexual-contact/)
- [Tree of Knowledge Objection](/codex/tree-of-knowledge-objection/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1097 - ginosko](/codex/g1097-ginosko/)
- [H3045 - yada](/codex/h3045-yada/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.