Genesis 4:25

4:25 And Adam had marital relations ¹  with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son. She named him Seth, saying, “God has given ²  me another child ³  in place of Abel because Cain killed him.”

Genesis 27:27

27:27 So Jacob ⁴  went over and kissed him. When Isaac caught the scent ⁵  of his clothing, he blessed him, saying,

“Yes, ⁶  my son smells

like the scent of an open field

which the Lord has blessed.

Genesis 36:17

36:17 These were the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; these were the sons ⁷  of Esau’s wife Basemath.

[4:25]  ¹ tn Heb “knew,” a frequent euphemism for sexual relations.

[4:25]  ² 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]  ³ tn Heb “offspring.”

[27:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:27]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he smelled the smell”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:27]  ⁶ tn Heb “see.”

[36:17]  ⁷ tn Or “grandsons” (NIV); “descendants” (NEB).