New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 4:16-22

16Then Cainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014leftוַיֵּ֥צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318the 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 Cainbuiltבֹּ֣נֶהBo.nehH1129a cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892,and namedוַיִּקְרָא֙ שֵׁ֣םvai.yik.Ra' shemH7121 H8034the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892Enochחֲנֽוֹךְ׃cha.NokhH2585,after the nameכְּשֵׁ֖םke.ShemH8034of his sonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121.

18Now to Enochלַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙la.cha.noKhH2585was bornוַיִּוָּלֵ֤דvai.yi.va.LedH3205Iradעִירָ֔ד'i.RadH5897,and Iradוְעִירָ֕דve.'i.RadH5897fatheredיָלַ֖דya.LadH3205Mehujaelמְחֽוּיָאֵ֑לme.chu.ya.'ElH4232,and Mehujaelוּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗לu.me.chi.ya.'ElH4232fatheredיָלַד֙ya.LadH3205Methushaelמְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔לme.Tu.sha.'ElH4967,and Methushaelוּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖לu.me.tu.sha.'ElH4967fatheredיָלַ֥דya.LadH3205Lamechלָֽמֶךְ׃La.mekhH3929.

19Lamechלֶ֖מֶךְLe.mekhH3929tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802for himself: the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259was Adahעָדָ֔ה'a.DahH5711,and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145,Zillahצִלָּֽה׃tzi.LahH6741.

20Adahעָדָ֖ה'a.DahH5711gaveH3205birthH3205to Jabalיָבָ֑לya.ValH2989;he was the fatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1of those who liveיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in tentsאֹ֖הֶל'O.helH168and havelivestockוּמִקְנֶֽה׃u.mik.NehH4735.

21His brother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034was Jubalיוּבָ֑לyu.ValH3106;he was the fatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1of allכָּל־kol-H3605those who playתֹּפֵ֥שׂto.FesH8610the lyreכִּנּ֖וֹרki.NorH3658and fluteוְעוּגָֽב׃ve.'u.GavH5748.

22As for Zillahוְצִלָּ֣הve.tzi.LahH6741,she alsoגַם־gam-H1571gaveH3205birthH3205to Tubal-cainH8423,the forgerלֹטֵ֕שׁlo.TeshH3913of allכָּל־kol-H3605implementsחֹרֵ֥שׁcho.ReshH2790of bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270;and the sisterוַֽאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269of Tubal-cainH8423was Naamahנַֽעֲמָֽה׃Na.'a.MahH5279.

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