Genesis 4
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Genesis 4:15-24

15And YhwhH3068 saidH559 unto him, ThereforeH3651 whosoever slayethH2026 CainH7014, vengeance shall be takenH5358 on him sevenfoldH7659. And YhwhH3068 setH7760 a markH226 upon CainH7014, lestH1115 any findingH4672 him should killH5221 him.

16And CainH7014 went outH3318 from the presenceH6440 of YhwhH3068, and dweltH3427 in the landH776 of NodH5113, on the eastH6926 of EdenH5731. 17And CainH7014 knewH3045 his wifeH802; and she conceivedH2029, and bareH3205 EnochH2585: and he buildedH1129 a cityH5892, and calledH7121 the nameH8034 of the cityH5892, after the nameH8034 of his sonH1121, EnochH2585.1 18And unto EnochH2585 was bornH3205 IradH5897: and IradH5897 begatH3205 MehujaelH4232: and MehujaelH4232 begatH3205 MethusaelH4967: and MethusaelH4967 begatH3205 LamechH3929.2

19And LamechH3929 tookH3947 unto him twoH8147 wivesH802: the nameH8034 of the oneH259 was AdahH5711, and the nameH8034 of the otherH8145 ZillahH6741. 20And AdahH5711 bareH3205 JabalH2989: he was the fatherH1 of such as dwellH3427 in tentsH168, and of such as have cattleH4735. 21And his brother’sH251 nameH8034 was JubalH3106: he was the fatherH1 of all such as handleH8610 the harpH3658 and organH5748. 22And ZillahH6741, she also bareH3205 Tubal–cainH8423, an instructerH3913 of every artificerH2794 in brassH5178 and ironH1270: and the sisterH269 of Tubal–cainH8423 was NaamahH5279.3 23And LamechH3929 saidH559 unto his wivesH802, AdahH5711 and ZillahH6741, HearH8085 my voiceH6963; ye wivesH802 of LamechH3929, hearkenH238 unto my speechH565: for I have slainH2026 a manH376 to my woundingH6482, and a young manH3206 to my hurtH2250.45 24IfH3588 CainH7014 shall be avengedH5358 sevenfoldH7659, truly LamechH3929 seventyH7657 and sevenfoldH7651.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 4:17 Enoch: Heb. Chanoch. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 4:18 Lamech: Heb. Lemech. ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 4:22 instructer: Heb. whetter. ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 4:23 I have…: or, I would slay a man in my wound, etc. ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 4:23 to my hurt: or, in my hurt. ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 4

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