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Genesis 4:18-24

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.

23Lamechלֶ֜מֶךְLe.mekhH3929saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his wivesלְנָשָׁ֗יוle.na.ShavH802, “Adahעָדָ֤ה'a.DahH5711and Zillahוְצִלָּה֙ve.tzi.LahH6741,Listenשְׁמַ֣עַןshe.Ma.'anH8085to my voiceקוֹלִ֔יko.LiH6963,You wivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802of Lamechלֶ֔מֶךְLe.mekhH3929,PayH238attentionH238to my wordsאִמְרָתִ֑י'im.ra.TiH565,For I have killedהָרַ֙גְתִּי֙ha.Rag.tiH2026a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376for woundingלְפִצְעִ֔יle.fitz.'IH6482me;And a boyוְיֶ֖לֶדve.Ye.ledH3206for strikingלְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃le.cha.bu.ra.TiH2250me!

24Ifכִּ֥יkiH3588Cainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014is avengedיֻקַּם־yu.kam-H5358seven timesשִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659,Then Lamechוְלֶ֖מֶךְve.Le.mekhH3929seventy-seven timesשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657!”

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