Genesis 4
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Genesis 4:17-22

17וַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'and he knewH9001H3045קַ֙יִן֙ka.yinCainH7014אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.Towife hisH802H9023וַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harand she conceivedH9001H2029וַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH9001H3205אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853חֲנ֑וֹךְcha.NokhEnochH2585וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand he wasH9001H1961בֹּ֣נֶהBo.nehbuildingH1129עִ֔יר'Ira cityH5892וַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'and he calledH9001H7121שֵׁ֣םshem[the] name ofH8034הָעִ֔ירha.'Irthe cityH9009H5892כְּשֵׁ֖םke.Shemaccording to [the] name ofH9004H8034בְּנ֥וֹbe.Noson hisH1121H9023חֲנֽוֹךְ׃cha.NokhEnochH2585
18וַיִּוָּלֵ֤דvai.yi.va.Ledand he was bornH9001H3205לַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙la.cha.noKhto EnochH9005H2585אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עִירָ֔ד'i.RadIradH5897וְעִירָ֕דve.'i.Radand IradH9002H5897יָלַ֖דya.Ladhe fatheredH3205אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מְחֽוּיָאֵ֑לme.chu.ya.'ElMehujaelH4232וּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗לu.me.chi.ya.'Eland MehujaelH9002H4232יָלַד֙ya.Ladhe fatheredH3205אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔לme.Tu.sha.'ElMethushaelH4967וּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖לu.me.tu.sha.'Eland MethushaelH9002H4967יָלַ֥דya.Ladhe fatheredH3205אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853לָֽמֶךְ׃La.mekhLamechH3929
19וַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-and he tookH9001H3947ל֥וֹlofor <the> himselfH9005H9033לֶ֖מֶךְLe.mekhLamechH3929שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeitwoH8147נָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimwivesH802שֵׁ֤םshem[the] name ofH8034הָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.Chatthe oneH9009H259עָדָ֔ה'a.Dah[was] AdahH5711וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shemand [the] name ofH9002H8034הַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.Nitthe secondH9009H8145צִלָּֽה׃tzi.Lah[was] ZillahH6741
20וַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH9001H3205עָדָ֖ה'a.DahAdahH5711אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יָבָ֑לya.ValJabalH2989ה֣וּאhu'heH1931הָיָ֔הha.Yahhe wasH1961אֲבִ֕י'a.Vi[the] father ofH1יֹשֵׁ֥בyo.Shevdweller[s] ofH3427אֹ֖הֶל'O.heltentH168וּמִקְנֶֽה׃u.mik.Nehand livestockH9002H4735
21וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shemand [the] name ofH9002H8034אָחִ֖יו'a.Chivbrother hisH251H9023יוּבָ֑לyu.Val[was] JubalH3106ה֣וּאhu'heH1931הָיָ֔הha.Yahhe wasH1961אֲבִ֕י'a.Vi[the] father ofH1כָּל־kol-everyH3605תֹּפֵ֥שׂto.Fesplayer ofH8610כִּנּ֖וֹרki.NorharpH3658וְעוּגָֽב׃ve.'u.Gavand fluteH9002H5748
22וְצִלָּ֣הve.tzi.Lahand ZillahH9002H6741גַם־gam-alsoH1571הִ֗ואhi'sheH1931יָֽלְדָה֙yal.Dahshe boreH3205אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853תּ֣וּבַלTu.valTubal-H8423קַ֔יִןKa.yinCainH8423לֹטֵ֕שׁlo.Tesha sharpener ofH3913כָּל־kol-everyH3605חֹרֵ֥שׁcho.Reshworker ofH2790נְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetbronzeH5178וּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.Zeland ironH9002H1270וַֽאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.Chotand [was] [the] sister ofH9002H269תּֽוּבַל־tu.val-Tubal-H8423קַ֖יִןKa.yinCainH8423נַֽעֲמָֽה׃Na.'a.MahNaamahH5279
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