17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 4:17:1 ⧉וַיֵּ֤דַעvayeda{And He} knew Genesis 4:17:2 ⧉קַ֙יִן֙kayinCain Genesis 4:17:3 ⧉אֶת־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹetishtohis wife Genesis 4:17:4 ⧉וַתַּ֖הַרvatahar{And} she conceived Genesis 4:17:5 ⧉וַתֵּ֣לֶדvateled{And} she bore Genesis 4:17:6 ⧉אֶת־חֲנ֑וֹךְetkhanokhEnoch Genesis 4:17:7 ⧉וַֽיְהִי֙vayehi{And} he was Genesis 4:17:8 ⧉בֹּ֣נֶהbonebuilding Genesis 4:17:9 ⧉עִ֔ירeera city Genesis 4:17:10 ⧉וַיִּקְרָא֙vayikra{And} he called Genesis 4:17:11 ⧉שֵׁ֣םshemthe name of the Genesis 4:17:12 ⧉הָעִ֔ירhaeercity Genesis 4:17:13 ⧉כְּשֵׁ֖םkeshemaccording to the name of Genesis 4:17:14 ⧉בְּנ֥וֹbenohis son Genesis 4:17:15 ⧉חֲנֽוֹךְ׃khanokhEnoch |
17. Formal Translation And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. He was building a city, and he called the city by the name of his son Enoch. |
17. Dynamic Translation Cain had relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. As he built a city, he named it after his son. |