New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 4:16-19

16Then Cainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014wentוַיֵּ֥צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318out from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andsettledוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofNodנ֖וֹדNodH5113,eastקִדְמַת־kid.mat-H6926of Edenעֵֽדֶן׃'E.denH5731.

17Cainקַ֙יִן֙ka.yinH7014hadH3045relationsH3045with his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802and she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and gaveH3205birthH3205to Enochחֲנ֑וֹךְcha.NokhH2585;and he builtבֹּ֣נֶהBo.nehH1129a cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892,and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892Enochחֲנֽוֹךְ׃cha.NokhH2585,after the nameכְּשֵׁ֖םke.ShemH8034of his sonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121.

18Now to Enochלַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙la.cha.noKhH2585was bornH3205Iradעִירָ֔ד'i.RadH5897,and Iradוְעִירָ֕דve.'i.RadH5897becameH3205the fatherH3205of Mehujaelמְחֽוּיָאֵ֑לme.chu.ya.'ElH4232,and Mehujaelוּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗לu.me.chi.ya.'ElH4232becameH3205the fatherH3205of Methushaelמְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔לme.Tu.sha.'ElH4967,and Methushaelוּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖לu.me.tu.sha.'ElH4967becameH3205the fatherH3205of Lamechלָֽמֶךְ׃La.mekhH3929.

19Lamechלֶ֖מֶךְLe.mekhH3929tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947to himselftwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802:the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259was Adahעָדָ֔ה'a.DahH5711,and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145,Zillahצִלָּֽה׃tzi.LahH6741.

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