# Genesis 4.26 **Book:** [Genesis](/codex/genesis/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 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 4:24-26, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 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 4:24-26, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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 4:24-26, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 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 4:24-26, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Moses (traditional authorship) / narrator - **Audience:** Israelite congregation post-Exodus - **Location:** various ANE settings (Eden → Mesopotamia → Canaan → Egypt) - **Time period:** events c. creation-c. 1800 BC; composed c. 1446-1406 BC ## Theological reading ## Key words - [H1121 - ben](/codex/h1121-ben/), *ben* (Strong's H1121). Also appears in: [Genesis 3](/codex/genesis-3/), [Genesis 6.2](/codex/genesis-6-2/), [Genesis 6.4](/codex/genesis-6-4/). - [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH* (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: [Genesis 2.4](/codex/genesis-2-4/), [Genesis 2.7](/codex/genesis-2-7/), [Genesis 2.16-17](/codex/genesis-2-16-17/). - [H8034 - shem](/codex/h8034-shem/), *shem* (Strong's H8034). Also appears in: [Genesis 3](/codex/genesis-3/), [Genesis 6.4](/codex/genesis-6-4/), [Genesis 10.25](/codex/genesis-10-25/). ## 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. 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