Genesis 4:17 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁷ And Qayin knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Ḥ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ And Cain's wife [one of Adam's offspring] became pregnant and bore Enoch; and Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Cain knew his wife intimately. She became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain built a city and named the city after his son Enoch.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Then Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. And he built a city, and he called its name by the name of his son, Enoch.

Genesis 4:17 Cross References

Genesis 11:4

And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens, and make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered over all the face of the earth.”

Genesis 4:16

So Qayin went out from the presence of יהוה  and dwelt in the land of Noḏ

Genesis 4:18

And to Ḥ

Genesis 5:18

And Yereḏ

Genesis 5:22

And after he brought forth Methushelaḥ

2 Samuel 18:18

And Aḇ

Psalm 49:11

Their graves are their houses, forever; Their dwelling places, to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.

Psalm 49:12

But man does not remain in esteem, He is like the beasts that perish.

Daniel 4:30

The sovereign spoke and said, “Is not this great Baḇ