Genesis 4:1
“And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Adam knew Eve his wife,.... An euphemism, or modest expression of the act of coition. Jarchi interprets it, "had…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I have gotten a man from the Lord - Cain, קין, signifies acquisition; hence Eve says קנתי kanithi, I have gotten or…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 4:1-2
Adam and Eve had many sons and daughters, Gen 5:4. But Cain and Abel seem to have been the two eldest. Some think they…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Cain … gotten Heb. ḳanah, to get. The word "Cain" does not mean "gotten"; but Eve's joyful utterance gives a popular…