” making it the most likely translation”
I did not claim to be an expert such as yourself so please forgive my ponderings. However, I believe only God knows for sure.
Where do you suppose Cain’s wife came from? So many interesting mysteries in Genesis..
Peace
The forest.
I think Cain married a sister. DNA was still new and practically perfect then. God didn’t prohibit sister marriage until Moses. Abraham and Sarah were half siblings.
The prohibition against incest is about not concentrating damaged genes in the gene pool as a damaged and aging creation continues to “wax old like a garment”(Psalm 102:26 m