Genesis 4:17 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 4:17

And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.

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ASV

And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

KJV

And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And Cain knew his wife,.... Who this woman was is not certain, nor whether it was his first wife or not; whether his sister, or one that descended from Adam by another of his sons, since this was about the one hundred and thirtieth year of the creation.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

And here is an account of his posterity, at least the heirs of his family, for seven generations. His son was Enoch, of the same name, but not of the same character with that holy man that walked with God. The names of more of his posterity are mentioned, and but just mentioned, as those of the holy seed, chap. v, 1-32.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Those who looked for the heavenly city chose, while on earth, to dwell in tabernacles; but Cain, as one that minded not that city, built himself one on earth. Those that are cursed of God are apt to seek their settlement and satisfaction here below, Ps. xvii. (3.) See what method Cain took to defend himself against the terrors with which he was perpetually haunted.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּ֤דַע	vai.Ye.da'	and he knew	H3045 →
קַ֙יִן֙	ka.yin	Cain	H7014 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ	'ish.To	wife his	H802 →
וַתַּ֖הַר	va.Ta.har	and she conceived	H2029 →
וַתֵּ֣לֶד	va.Te.led	and she bore	H3205 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
חֲנ֑וֹךְ	cha.Nokh	Enoch	H2585 →
וַֽיְהִי֙	vay.Hi	and he was	H1961 →
בֹּ֣נֶה	Bo.neh	building	H1129 →
עִ֔יר	'Ir	a city	H5892 →
וַיִּקְרָא֙	vai.yik.Ra'	and he called	H7121 →
שֵׁ֣ם	shem	[the] name of	H8034 →
הָעִ֔יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
כְּשֵׁ֖ם	ke.Shem	according to [the] name of	H8034 →
בְּנ֥וֹ	be.No	son his	H1121 →
חֲנֽוֹךְ׃	cha.Nokh	Enoch	H2585 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Daniel 4:30
the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
leads to
- Proverbs 16:18
  Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Luke 14:11
  For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- Revelation 18:10
  In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
Through
Psalms 49:11
Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.
leads to
- Psalms 64:6
  They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
- Psalms 5:9
  For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
- Ezekiel 38:10
  This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.
- 2 Samuel 18:18
  During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the…
Through
Genesis 5:18
When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
leads to
- Jude 1:14–15
  Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Genesis

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Genesis