Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 4:17-24

17And Cainקַ֙יִן֙ka.yinH7014אֶת־'et-H853had relations withוַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,and she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205אֶת־'et-H853Enochחֲנ֑וֹךְcha.NokhH2585.Thenוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961Cainbuiltבֹּ֣נֶהBo.nehH1129a cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892and namedוַיִּקְרָא֙ שֵׁ֣םvai.yik.Ra' shemH7121 H8034itהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892afterכְּשֵׁ֖םke.ShemH8034his sonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121Enochחֲנֽוֹךְ׃cha.NokhH2585.

18Now to Enochלַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙la.cha.noKhH2585אֶת־'et-H853was bornוַיִּוָּלֵ֤דvai.yi.va.LedH3205Iradעִירָ֔ד'i.RadH5897,and Iradוְעִירָ֕דve.'i.RadH5897was the father ofיָלַ֖דya.LadH3205אֶת־'et-H853Mehujaelמְחֽוּיָאֵ֑לme.chu.ya.'ElH4232,and Mehujaelוּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗לu.me.chi.ya.'ElH4232was the father ofיָלַד֙ya.LadH3205אֶת־'et-H853Methusaelמְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔לme.Tu.sha.'ElH4967,and Methusaelוּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖לu.me.tu.sha.'ElH4967was the father ofיָלַ֥דya.LadH3205אֶת־'et-H853Lamechלָֽמֶךְ׃La.mekhH3929.

19And Lamechלֶ֖מֶךְLe.mekhH3929marriedוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147womenנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802,oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259namedשֵׁ֤םshemH8034Adahעָדָ֔ה'a.DahH5711andוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145Zillahצִלָּֽה׃tzi.LahH6741.

20Adahעָדָ֖ה'a.DahH5711אֶת־'et-H853gave birth toוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jabalיָבָ֑לya.ValH2989;heה֣וּאhu'H1931wasהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961the fatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1of those who dwellיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in tentsאֹ֖הֶל'O.helH168and raise livestockוּמִקְנֶֽה׃u.mik.NehH4735.

21And his brother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasJubalיוּבָ֑לyu.ValH3106;heה֣וּאhu'H1931wasהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961the fatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1of allכָּל־kol-H3605who playתֹּפֵ֥שׂto.FesH8610the harpכִּנּ֖וֹרki.NorH3658and fluteוְעוּגָֽב׃ve.'u.GavH5748.

22And Zillahוְצִלָּ֣ה גַם־ הִ֗ואve.tzi.Lah gam- hi'H6741 H1931 H1571gave birth toיָֽלְדָה֙yal.DahH3205אֶת־'et-H853Tubal-cainH8423,a forgerלֹטֵ֕שׁlo.TeshH3913of everyכָּל־kol-H3605implementH2794of bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270.And the sisterוַֽאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269of Tubal-cainH8423wasNaamahנַֽעֲמָֽה׃Na.'a.MahH5279.

23Then Lamechלֶ֜מֶךְLe.mekhH3929saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his wivesלְנָשָׁ֗יוle.na.ShavH802: “Adahעָדָ֤ה'a.DahH5711and Zillahוְצִלָּה֙ve.tzi.LahH6741,hearשְׁמַ֣עַןshe.Ma.'anH8085my voiceקוֹלִ֔יko.LiH6963;wivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802of Lamechלֶ֔מֶךְLe.mekhH3929,listenהַאְזֵ֖נָּהha'.Ze.nahH238to my speechאִמְרָתִ֑י'im.ra.TiH565.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376have slainהָרַ֙גְתִּי֙ha.Rag.tiH2026a manfor wounding meלְפִצְעִ֔יle.fitz.'IH6482,a young manוְיֶ֖לֶדve.Ye.ledH3206for striking meלְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃le.cha.bu.ra.TiH2250.

24Ifכִּ֥יkiH3588Cainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014is avengedיֻקַּם־yu.kam-H5358sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659,then Lamechוְלֶ֖מֶךְve.Le.mekhH3929seventy-sevenfoldשִׁבְעִ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃shiv.'Im ve.shiv.'AhH7657 H7651.”

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