Genesis 4
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 4:19-25

19Lamech took to himself 1two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah. 20Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. 22As for Zillah, she also gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of all implements of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

23Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, Listen to my voice, You wives of Lamech, Give heed to my speech, 2For I 3have killed a man for wounding me; And a boy for striking me;24If Cain is avenged 4sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

255Adam 6had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him 7Seth, for, she said, “God 8has appointed me another 9offspring in place of Abel, 10for Cain killed him.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 4:19 Gen 2:24 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 4:23 Ex 20:13; Lev 19:18; Deut 32:35; Ps 94:1 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 4:23 Or kill ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 4:24 Gen 4:15 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 4:25 Gen 5:3 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 4:25 Lit knew ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 4:25 Heb Sheth ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 4:25 Heb shath ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 4:25 Lit seed ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 4:25 Gen 4:8 ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 4

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