Passage

Genesis 4.25

Book: Genesis · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"23. And Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: For I have slain a man for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me: 24. If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold."

"25. 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."

"26. And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then began men to call upon the name of Jehovah." (Genesis 4:23-26, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"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, saying, “for God has given me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.”"

"26. A son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on Yahweh’s name." (Genesis 4:23-26, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"23. And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. ^{I have: or, I would slay a man in my wound, etc} ^{to my hurt: or, in my hurt} 24. If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold."

"25. 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. ^{Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put}"

"26. And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD. ^{Enos: Heb. Enosh} ^{to call: or, to call themselves by the name of the Lord}" (Genesis 4:23-26, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"23. And Lamech saith to his wives:, 'Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, give ear [to] my saying: For a man I have slain for my wound, Even a young man for my hurt; 24. For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for Lamech seventy and sevenfold.'"

"25. 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."

"26. And to Seth, to him also a son hath been born, and he calleth his name Enos; then a beginning was made of preaching in the name of Jehovah." (Genesis 4:23-26, YLT)

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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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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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