Kejadian 4:17

The Beginning of Civilization

4:17 Cain had marital relations ¹  with his wife, and she became pregnant ²  and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city after ³  his son Enoch.

Kejadian 4:25

4:25 And Adam had marital relations ⁴  with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son. She named him Seth, saying, “God has given ⁵  me another child ⁶  in place of Abel because Cain killed him.”

Kejadian 29:33

29:33 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said, “Because the Lord heard that I was unloved, ⁷  he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon. ⁸ 

Kejadian 29:35

29:35 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” That is why she named him Judah. ⁹  Then she stopped having children.

Kejadian 30:6

30:6 Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer ¹⁰  and given me a son.” That is why ¹¹  she named him Dan. ¹² 

Kejadian 30:20

30:20 Then Leah said, “God has given me a good gift. Now my husband will honor me because I have given him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun. ¹³ 

[4:17]  ¹ tn Heb “knew,” a frequent euphemism for sexual relations.

[4:17]  ² tn Or “she conceived.”

[4:17]  ³ tn Heb “according to the name of.”

[4:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “knew,” a frequent euphemism for sexual relations.

[4:25]  ⁵ sn The name Seth probably means something like “placed”; “appointed”; “set”; “granted,” assuming it is actually related to the verb that is used in the sentiment. At any rate, the name שֵׁת (shet) and the verb שָׁת (shat, “to place, to appoint, to set, to grant”) form a wordplay (paronomasia).

[4:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “offspring.”

[29:33]  ⁷ tn Heb “hated.” See the note on the word “unloved” in v. 31.

[29:33]  ⁸ sn The name Simeon (שִׁמְעוֹן, shim’on) is derived from the verbal root שָׁמַע (shama’) and means “hearing.” The name is appropriate since it is reminder that the Lord “heard” about Leah’s unloved condition and responded with pity.

[29:35]  ⁹ sn The name Judah (יְהוּדָה, yÿhudah) means “he will be praised” and reflects the sentiment Leah expresses in the statement recorded earlier in the verse. For further discussion see W. F. Albright, “The Names ‘Israel’ and ‘Judah’ with an Excursus on the Etymology of Todah and Torah,” JBL 46 (1927): 151-85; and A. R. Millard, “The Meaning of the Name Judah,” ZAW 86 (1974): 216-18.

[30:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and also he has heard my voice.” The expression means that God responded positively to Rachel’s cry and granted her request.

[30:6]  ¹¹ tn Or “therefore.”

[30:6]  ¹² sn The name Dan means “he vindicated” or “he judged.” The name plays on the verb used in the statement which appears earlier in the verse. The verb translated “vindicated” is from דִּין (din, “to judge, to vindicate”), the same verbal root from which the name is derived. Rachel sensed that God was righting the wrong.

[30:20]  ¹³ sn The name Zebulun (זְבֻלוּן, zevulun) apparently means “honor.” The name plays on the verb used in the statement made earlier in the verse. The Hebrew verb translated “will honor” and the name Zebulun derive from the same root.