Revised Version 1895

Genesis 4:17-24

17AndCainקַ֙יִן֙ka.yinH7014knewוַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802; andsheH7121conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029, and bareEnochחֲנ֑וֹךְcha.NokhH2585: and he builded acityעִ֔יר'IrH5892, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,afterוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961thenameכְּשֵׁ֖םke.ShemH8034of hissonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121,Enochחֲנֽוֹךְ׃cha.NokhH2585.

18And untoEnochלַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙la.cha.noKhH2585wasbornH3205Iradעִירָ֔ד'i.RadH5897: andIradוְעִירָ֕דve.'i.RadH5897begatMehujaelמְחֽוּיָאֵ֑לme.chu.ya.'ElH4232: andMehujaelוּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗לu.me.chi.ya.'ElH4232begatMethushaelמְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔לme.Tu.sha.'ElH4967: andMethushaelוּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖לu.me.tu.sha.'ElH4967begatLamechלָֽמֶךְ׃La.mekhH3929.

19AndLamechלֶ֖מֶךְLe.mekhH3929tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947unto himtwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802: thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the one wasAdahעָדָ֔ה'a.DahH5711, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theotherהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259Zillahצִלָּֽה׃tzi.LahH6741.

20AndAdahעָדָ֖ה'a.DahH5711bareJabalיָבָ֑לya.ValH2989: he was thefatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1ofsuchה֣וּאhu'H1931asdwellיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427intentsאֹ֖הֶל'O.helH168and havecattleוּמִקְנֶֽה׃u.mik.NehH4735.

21And hisbrother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasJubalיוּבָ֑לyu.ValH3106: he was thefatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1ofallכָּל־kol-H3605suchה֣וּאhu'H1931ashandleתֹּפֵ֥שׂto.FesH8610theharpכִּנּ֖וֹרki.NorH3658andpipeוְעוּגָֽב׃ve.'u.GavH5748.

22AndZillahוְצִלָּ֣הve.tzi.LahH6741,sheהִ֗ואhi'H1931also bareTubal-cainH8423, theforgerלֹטֵ֕שׁlo.TeshH3913ofeveryכָּל־kol-H3605cutting instrument ofbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178andironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270: and thesisterוַֽאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269ofTubal-cainH8423wasNaamahנַֽעֲמָֽה׃Na.'a.MahH5279.

23AndLamechלֶ֜מֶךְLe.mekhH3929saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hiswivesלְנָשָׁ֗יוle.na.ShavH802:Adahעָדָ֤ה'a.DahH5711andZillahוְצִלָּה֙ve.tzi.LahH6741,hearשְׁמַ֣עַןshe.Ma.'anH8085myvoiceקוֹלִ֔יko.LiH6963; Yewivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802ofLamechלֶ֔מֶךְLe.mekhH3929, hearken unto my speech: For I haveslainהָרַ֙גְתִּי֙ha.Rag.tiH2026amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376forwoundingלְפִצְעִ֔יle.fitz.'IH6482meH6963, And ayoungוְיֶ֖לֶדve.Ye.ledH3206manH376for bruisingmeH6963:

24IfH3588Cainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014shall beavengedיֻקַּם־yu.kam-H5358sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659,TrulyH3588Lamechוְלֶ֖מֶךְve.Le.mekhH3929seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657andsevenfoldH7659.

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