Genesis 4
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Genesis 4:17-22

17CainH7014 1hadH3045 relationsH3045 with his wifeH802 and she conceivedH2029, and gaveH3205 birthH3205 to EnochH2585; and Cain builtH1129 a cityH5892, and namedH7121H8034 the cityH5892 EnochH2585, after the nameH8034 of his sonH1121. 18Now to EnochH2585 was bornH3205 IradH5897, and IradH5897 fatheredH3205 MehujaelH4232, and MehujaelH4232 fatheredH3205 MethushaelH4967, and MethushaelH4967 fatheredH3205 LamechH3929. 19LamechH3929 tookH3947 2twoH8147 wivesH802 for himself: the nameH8034 of the oneH259 was AdahH5711, and the nameH8034 of the otherH8145, ZillahH6741. 20AdahH5711 gaveH3205 birthH3205 to JabalH2989; he was the fatherH1 of those who liveH3427 in tentsH168 and have livestockH4735. 21His brother’sH251 nameH8034 was JubalH3106; he was the fatherH1 of allH3605 those who playH8610 the lyreH3658 and fluteH5748. 22As for ZillahH6741, she alsoH1571 gaveH3205 birthH3205 to Tubal-cainH8423, the forgerH3913 of allH3605 implementsH2790 of bronzeH5178 and ironH1270; and the sisterH269 of Tubal-cainH8423 was NaamahH5279.

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  1. 1. Genesis 4:17 Lit knew his ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 4:19 Gen 2:24 ↩

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