Pett's Commentary on the Bible
Peter Pett
Genesis 4
‘And the man knew Eve his wife and she conceived and bore Cain (qayin from the stem qon), saying, “I have obtained (qanithi from the stem qanah) a man with Yahweh.” ’ “Knew” is a regular euphemism for sexual intercourse. Eve’s words are…
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