Genesis 4
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Genesis 4:19-24

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 NaamahH5279.1 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 hurtH2250.23 24IfH3588 CainH7014 shall be avengedH5358 sevenfoldH7659, truly LamechH3929 seventyH7657 and sevenfoldH7651.

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Notes

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

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