Genesis 4:26

In 11 translations

BSB

And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.Or to proclaim; some translators to invoke or to call themselves by or to profane

KJV

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.Enos: Heb. Enoshto call…: or, to call themselves by the name of the Lord

WEB

A son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on Yahweh’s name.

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.

LSV

And to Seth, to him also a son has been born, and he calls his name Enos; then a beginning was made of preaching in the Name of YHWH.

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.

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.

DRC

But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos; this man began to call upon the name of the Lord.

GNV

And to ye same Sheth also there was borne a sonne, and he called his name Enosh. Then beganne men to call vpon 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.

LXXE

And Seth had a son, and he called his name Enos: he hoped to call on the name of the Lord God.Or, trusted, q. d. had faith to call, &c. The LXX. seem to have read הוחל as a part of יחל.

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WLC

וּלְשֵׁ֤ת גַּם־הוּא֙ יֻלַּד־בֵּ֔ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ אֱנ֑וֹשׁ אָ֣ז הוּחַ֔ל לִקְרֹ֖א בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ τῷ Σὴθ ἐγένετο υἱός· ἐπωνόμασε δὲ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Ἑνώς· οὗτος ἤλπισεν ἐπικαλεῖσθαι τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ.

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• Psalms 116:17I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
• 1 Kings 18:24Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “What you say is good.”
• Zephaniah 3:9For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
• Joel 2:32And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.
• Luke 3:38the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
• Genesis 12:8From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.
• Genesis 26:25So Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD, and he pitched his tent there. His servants also dug a well there.
• Jeremiah 33:16In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
• Deuteronomy 26:17–18Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice. And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His…
• Acts 11:26and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
• Romans 10:13for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
• Acts 2:21And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
• 1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
• Isaiah 44:5One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”
• Isaiah 63:19We have become like those You never ruled, like those not called by Your name.
• Isaiah 48:1“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—

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