4:17 Cain had marital relations 4 with his wife, and she became pregnant 5 and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city after 6 his son Enoch.
1 tn The primary meaning of the Hebrew word עָוֹן (’avon) is “sin, iniquity.” But by metonymy it can refer to the “guilt” of sin, or to “punishment” for sin. The third meaning applies here. Just before this the
2 tn Heb “great is my punishment from bearing.” The preposition מִן (min, “from”) is used here in a comparative sense.
3 sn The name Nod means “wandering” in Hebrew (see vv. 12, 14).
5 tn Heb “knew,” a frequent euphemism for sexual relations.
6 tn Or “she conceived.”
7 tn Heb “according to the name of.”