Genesis 4
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Genesis 4:19-23

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
23וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559לֶ֜מֶךְLe.mekhLamechH3929לְנָשָׁ֗יוle.na.Shavto wives hisH9005H802H9023עָדָ֤ה'a.DahO AdahH5711וְצִלָּה֙ve.tzi.Lahand ZillahH9002H6741שְׁמַ֣עַןshe.Ma.'anlisten toH8085קוֹלִ֔יko.Livoice myH6963H9020נְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiO wives ofH802לֶ֔מֶךְLe.mekhLamechH3929הַאְזֵ֖נָּהha'.Ze.nahgive ear toH238אִמְרָתִ֑י'im.ra.Tispeech myH565H9020כִּ֣יkithatH3588אִ֤ישׁ'isha manH376הָרַ֙גְתִּי֙ha.Rag.tiI have killedH2026לְפִצְעִ֔יle.fitz.'Ifor bruise myH9005H6482H9020וְיֶ֖לֶדve.Ye.ledand a young manH9002H3206לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃le.cha.bu.ra.Tifor wound myH9005H2250H9020
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