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Genesis 4:16-19

16And Cainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014went outוַיֵּ֥צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Nodנ֖וֹדNodH5113,on the eastקִדְמַת־kid.mat-H6926of Edenעֵֽדֶן׃'E.denH5731.

17And Cainקַ֙יִן֙ka.yinH7014knewוַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802;and she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Enochחֲנ֑וֹךְcha.NokhH2585:and he buildedבֹּ֣נֶהBo.nehH1129a cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892,and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,after the nameכְּשֵׁ֖םke.ShemH8034of his sonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121,Enochחֲנֽוֹךְ׃cha.NokhH2585.

18And unto Enochלַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙la.cha.noKhH2585was bornוַיִּוָּלֵ֤דvai.yi.va.LedH3205Iradעִירָ֔ד'i.RadH5897:and Iradוְעִירָ֕דve.'i.RadH5897begatיָלַ֖דya.LadH3205Mehujaelמְחֽוּיָאֵ֑לme.chu.ya.'ElH4232:and Mehujaelוּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗לu.me.chi.ya.'ElH4232begatיָלַד֙ya.LadH3205Methusaelמְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔לme.Tu.sha.'ElH4967:and Methusaelוּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖לu.me.tu.sha.'ElH4967begatיָלַ֥דya.LadH3205Lamechלָֽמֶךְ׃La.mekhH3929.

19And Lamechלֶ֖מֶךְLe.mekhH3929tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947unto him twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802:the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259wasAdahעָדָ֔ה'a.DahH5711,and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145Zillahצִלָּֽה׃tzi.LahH6741.

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