Genesis 4:17

The Beginning of Civilization

4:17 Cain had marital relations42 with his wife, and she became pregnant43 and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city after44 his son Enoch.

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42	tn Heb “knew,” a frequent euphemism for sexual relations.
43	tn Or “she conceived.”
44	tn Heb “according to the name of.”