Kejadian 4:17-19

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. 4:18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father ⁴  of Mehujael. Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.

4:19 Lamech took two wives for himself; the name of the first was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.

Kejadian 4:22

4:22 Now Zillah also gave birth to Tubal-Cain, who heated metal and shaped ⁵  all kinds of tools made of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.

[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.”

[4:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “and Irad fathered.”

[4:22]  ⁵ tn The traditional rendering here, “who forged” (or “a forger of”) is now more commonly associated with counterfeit or fraud (e.g., “forged copies” or “forged checks”) than with the forging of metal. The phrase “heated metal and shaped [it]” has been used in the translation instead.