Genesis 4:16-17

4:16 So Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and lived in the land of Nod, ¹  east of Eden.

The Beginning of Civilization

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

[4:16]  ¹ sn The name Nod means “wandering” in Hebrew (see vv. 12, 14).

[4:17]  ² tn Heb “knew,” a frequent euphemism for sexual relations.

[4:17]  ³ tn Or “she conceived.”

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