Gen 4:25 | NET2full | STEP | And Adam was intimate with his wife again , and she gave birth to a son . She named him Seth , saying , “ God has given me another child in place of Abel because Cain killed him.”

‏ Genesis 4:25

25 And Adam was intimate with ^{▼▼tn Heb “knew,” a frequent euphemism for sexual relations.} his wife again, and she gave birth to a son. She named him Seth, saying, “God has given ^{▼▼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).} me another child ^{▼▼tn Heb “offspring.”} in place of Abel because Cain killed him.”