Genesis 4:1

והאדם ידע את חוה אשתו ותהר ותלד את קין ותאמר קניתי איש את יהוה׃

Gen 4:1 [Samaritan]
והאדם ידע את חוה אשתו ותהר ותלד את קין ותאמר קניתי איש את יהוה׃

Gen 4:1 [Masoretic]
וְהָאָדָם יָדַע אֶת־חַוָּה אִשְׁתֹּו וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד אֶת־קַיִן וַתֹּאמֶר קָנִיתִי אִישׁ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃
And Adam knew Ḥavah his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Qayin, and she said, “I have acquired a man from YHWH.”

Gen 4:1 [Targum Onkelos]
וְאָדָם יִדַע יַת חַוָּה אִתְּתֵיהּ וְעַדִּיאַת וִילֵידַת יַת קַיִן וַאֲמַרַת קְנֵיתִי גַבְרָא מִן קָדָם יְיָ:
And Adam knew Ḥavah his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Qayin, and she said, “I have acquired the man from before YeYa.”

* from before (מִן קָדָם) is regularly used in the Targums to render simple “from” in divine context.

Gen 4:1 [Samaritan Targum]
והאדם חכם ית חוה אתתה ובטנת וילדת ית קין ואמרת מלכת גבר מיהוה:
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Gen 4:1 [Peshitta]
ܘܐܕܡ ܚܟܼܡ ܠܚܘܐ ܐܢܬܬܗ܂ ܘܒܛܢܼܬ ܘܝܠܼܕܬ ܠܩܐܝܢ܂ ܘܐܡܼܪܬ ܩܿܢܝܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ܂
And Adam knew Ḥava his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Qayin, and she said, “I have acquired a man from MarYA.”

Gen 4:1 [Septuagint]
Ἀδὰμ δὲ ἔγνω Εὔαν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, καὶ συνέλαβεν καὶ ἔτεκεν τὸν Καιν. καὶ εἶπεν· Ἐκτησάμην ἄνθρωπον διὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ.
And Adam knew Eva his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Kain. And she said, “I have acquired a man through God.”

Gen 4:1 [Old Latin (Vetus Latina)]
Adam autem cognovit Evam mulierem suam, quae concepit et peperit Cain, et dixit : Acquisivi hominem per Deum.
And Adam knew Eva his wife, who conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have acquired a man through God.”

* per Deum = because of God or by permission of God or through God.

Gen 4:1 [Vulgate]
Adam vero cognovit Havam uxorem suam : quae concepit et peperit Cain, dicens : Possedi hominem per Dominum.
And Adam knew Hava his wife, who conceived and gave birth to Cain, saying, “I have possessed a man through the LORD.”

* v.l. Havam uxorem suam = uxorem suam Hevam

* v.l. Dominum = Deum

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