Genesis 4:26 Parallel Translations

A son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to worship the LORD.(GOD'S WORD®)

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.

ASV:

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.

BBE:

And Seth had a son, and he gave him the name of Enosh: at this time men first made use of the name of the Lord in worship.

DBY:

And to Seth, to him also was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then people began to call on the name of Jehovah.

ERV:

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 the LORD.

JPS:

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 the LORD.

WBS:

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.

WEB:

There was also born a son to Seth, and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on Yahweh's name.

YLT:

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 4:26 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 12:8 Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD.

Genesis 26:25 So he built an altar there and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants dug a well.

1 Kings 18:24 "Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD, and the God who answers by fire, He is God." And all the people said, "That is a good idea."

Psalm 116:17 To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And call upon the name of the LORD.

Joel 2:32 "And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the LORD Will be delivered; For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who escape, As the LORD has said, Even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.

Zephaniah 3:9 "For then I will give to the peoples purified lips, That all of them may call on the name of the LORD, To serve Him shoulder to shoulder.

Luke 3:38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

1 Corinthians 1:2 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

4:26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to {t} call upon the name of the LORD.
(t) In these days God began to move the hearts of the godly to restore religion, which had been suppressed by the wicked for a long time.

WES:

4:26 And to Seth was born a son called Enos, which is the general name for all men, and speaks the weakness, frailty, and misery of man's state. Then began men to call upon the name of the Lord - Doubtless God's name was called upon before, but now,
1. The worshippers of God began to stir up themselves to do more in religion than they had done; perhaps not more than had been done at first, but more than had been done since the defection of Cain. Now men began to worship God, not only in their closets and families, but in public and solemn assemblies.
2. The worshippers of God began to distinguish themselves: so the margin reads it. Then began men to be called by the name of the Lord, or, to call themselves by it. Now Cain and those that had deserted religion had built a city, and begun to declare for irreligion, and called themselves the sons of men. Those that adhered to God began to declare for him and his worship, and called themselves the sons of God.

MHC:

4:25,26 Our first parents were comforted in their affliction by the birth of a son, whom they called Seth, that is, 'set,' 'settled,' or 'placed;' in his seed mankind should continue to the end of time, and from him the Messiah should descend. While Cain, the head of the apostacy, is made a wanderer, Seth, from whom the true church was to come, is one fixed. In Christ and his church is the only true settlement. Seth walked in the steps of his martyred brother Abel; he was a partaker of like precious faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ, and so became a fresh witness of the grace and influence of God the Holy Spirit. God gave Adam and Eve to see the revival of religion in their family. The worshippers of God began to do more in religion; some, by an open profession of true religion, protested against the wickedness of the world around. The worse others are, the better we should be, and the more zealous. Then began the distinction between professors and profane, which has been kept up ever since, and will be, while the world stands.

CONC:

Beginning Born Calleth Enos Enosh Named Preaching Seth Worship

Beginning Born Enos Enosh First Preaching Seth Time Use Worship

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