Genesis 4:17 — Bible Verse (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.”

Genesis 4:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 4:17 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 4:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and named the city after the name of his son, Enoch.”

Genesis 4:17 — World English Bible

Genesis 4:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Genesis 4:17 — American Standard Version

Genesis 4:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Cain knoweth his wife, and she conceiveth, and beareth Enoch; and he is building a city, and he calleth the name of the city, according to the name of his son--Enoch.”

Genesis 4:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 4:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city; and he called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch.”

Genesis 4:17 — Darby Translation

Genesis 4:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Kain also knewe his wife, which conceiued and bare Henoch: and he built a citie, and called the name of the citie by ye name of his sonne, Henoch.”

Genesis 4:17 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 4:17 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he was building a city, and he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.”

Genesis 4:17 — The Living Sword

Genesis 4:17 in Context — Genesis 4

15 L’Éternel lui dit: Si quelqu’un tuait Caïn, Caïn serait vengé sept fois. Et l’Éternel mit un signe sur Caïn pour que quiconque le trouverait ne le tuât point.

16 Puis, Caïn s’éloigna de la face de l’Éternel, et habita dans la terre de Nod, à l’orient d’Éden.

17 Caïn connut sa femme; elle conçut, et enfanta Hénoc. Il bâtit ensuite une ville, et il donna à cette ville le nom de son fils Hénoc.

18 Hénoc engendra Irad, Irad engendra Mehujaël, Mehujaël engendra Metuschaël, et Metuschaël engendra Lémec.

19 Lémec prit deux femmes: le nom de l’une était Ada, et le nom de l’autre Tsilla.

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What Does Genesis 4:17 Mean?

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