Genesis 4
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Genesis 4:19-25

19And LamechH3929 marriedH3947 twoH8147 womenH802, oneH259 namedH8034 AdahH5711 andH8034 the otherH8145 ZillahH6741.

20AdahH5711 gave birth toH3205 JabalH2989; heH1931 wasH1961 the fatherH1 of those who dwellH3427 in tentsH168 and raise livestockH4735. 21And his brother’sH251 nameH8034 was JubalH3106; heH1931 wasH1961 the fatherH1 of allH3605 who playH8610 the harpH3658 and fluteH5748.

22And ZillahH6741H1931H1571 gave birth toH3205 Tubal-cainH8423, a forgerH3913 of everyH3605 implementH2794 of bronzeH5178 and ironH1270. And the sisterH269 of Tubal-cainH8423 was NaamahH5279.

23Then LamechH3929 saidH559 to his wivesH802:

“AdahH5711 and ZillahH6741, hearH8085 my voiceH6963;wivesH802 of LamechH3929, listenH238 to my speechH565.ForH3588 IH376 have slainH2026 a man for wounding meH6482,a young manH3206 for striking meH2250.24IfH3588 CainH7014 is avengedH5358 sevenfoldH7659,then LamechH3929 seventy-sevenfoldH7657H7651.”1

25And AdamH121 againH5750 had relations withH3045 his wifeH802, and she gave birth toH3205 a sonH1121 and namedH7121 himH8034 SethH8352,2 sayingH3588, “GodH430 has grantedH7896 me anotherH312 seedH2233 in placeH8478 of AbelH1893, sinceH3588 CainH7014 killed himH2026.”

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  1. 1. Genesis 4:24 Hebrew; LXX can be translated as either seventy times seven or seventy-sevenfold; see also Matthew 18:22. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 4:25 Seth probably means granted or appointed. ↩

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