Genesis 4:1

Now, the man, having come to know Eve his wife,—she conceived and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a Man, even Yahweh!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

In Context

2And she went on to bear his brother, Abel,—and Abel became a feeder of sheep, whereas Cain, was a tiller of the round.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:25And Adam again knew his wife, and she bare a son, and called his name Seth,—For God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because Cain slew him!

Numbers 31:17Now, therefore, slay ye every male among the young,—every woman also that hath cohabited with man, slay ye.

1 John 3:12Not just as, Cain, was, of the wicked one, and slew his brother! And, for what cause, slew he him? Because, his works, were, wicked, whereas, those of his brother, were, righteous.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 4:1

In this chapter we have both the world and the church in a family, in a little family, in Adam's family, and a specimen given of the character and state of both in after-ages, nay, in all ages, to the end of time. As all mankind were represented in Adam, so that great distinction of mankind into saints and sinners, godly and wicked, the children of God and the children of the wicked one, was here represented in Cain and Abel, and an early instance is given of the enmity which was lately put between the seed of the… Read the whole commentary →

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