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Genesis 4:19-23

19And Lamechלֶ֖מֶךְLe.mekhH3929tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947unto him twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802:the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259wasAdahעָדָ֔ה'a.DahH5711,and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145Zillahצִלָּֽה׃tzi.LahH6741.

20And Adahעָדָ֖ה'a.DahH5711bareוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jabalיָבָ֑לya.ValH2989:he was the fatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1of such as dwellיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in tentsאֹ֖הֶל'O.helH168, and of such as havecattleוּמִקְנֶֽה׃u.mik.NehH4735.

21And his brother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasJubalיוּבָ֑לyu.ValH3106:he was the fatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1of all such as handleתֹּפֵ֥שׂto.FesH8610the harpכִּנּ֖וֹרki.NorH3658and organוְעוּגָֽב׃ve.'u.GavH5748.

22And Zillahוְצִלָּ֣הve.tzi.LahH6741,she also bareיָֽלְדָה֙yal.DahH3205Tubal–cainH8423,an instructerלֹטֵ֕שׁlo.TeshH3913of every artificerH2794in brassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270:and the sisterוַֽאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269of Tubal–cainH8423wasNaamahנַֽעֲמָֽה׃Na.'a.MahH5279.

23And Lamechלֶ֜מֶךְLe.mekhH3929saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his wivesלְנָשָׁ֗יוle.na.ShavH802,Adahעָדָ֤ה'a.DahH5711and Zillahוְצִלָּה֙ve.tzi.LahH6741,Hearשְׁמַ֣עַןshe.Ma.'anH8085my voiceקוֹלִ֔יko.LiH6963;ye wivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802of Lamechלֶ֔מֶךְLe.mekhH3929,hearkenהַאְזֵ֖נָּהha'.Ze.nahH238unto my speechאִמְרָתִ֑י'im.ra.TiH565:for I have slainהָרַ֙גְתִּי֙ha.Rag.tiH2026a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376to my woundingלְפִצְעִ֔יle.fitz.'IH6482,and a young manוְיֶ֖לֶדve.Ye.ledH3206to my hurtלְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃le.cha.bu.ra.TiH2250.

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