Genesis 4:1 — Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When… — NLT | maBible

Read Genesis 4:1 (New Living Translation) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 4.1, Genesis 4v1, Gen. 4:1. Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, “With the Lord’s help, I have produced a man!”

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1 Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, “With the Lord’s help, I have produced a man!”

Passage themes

The union of spouses — Adam knew Eve his wife
A child from God — I have gotten a man from the LORD

Notes and references

Or the man; also in 4:25.
Or I have acquired. Cain sounds like a Hebrew term that can mean “produce” or “acquire.”

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About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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