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Genesis 4:17-24

17AndCainקַ֙יִן֙ka.yinH7014knewוַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802; and sheconceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Enochחֲנ֑וֹךְcha.NokhH2585: and hebuiltבֹּ֣נֶהBo.nehH1129acityעִ֔יר'IrH5892, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, after thenameכְּשֵׁ֖םke.ShemH8034of hissonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121,Enochחֲנֽוֹךְ׃cha.NokhH2585.

18And toEnochלַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙la.cha.noKhH2585wasbornוַיִּוָּלֵ֤דvai.yi.va.LedH3205Iradעִירָ֔ד'i.RadH5897: andIradוְעִירָ֕דve.'i.RadH5897begatיָלַ֖דya.LadH3205Mehujaelמְחֽוּיָאֵ֑לme.chu.ya.'ElH4232: andMehujaelוּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗לu.me.chi.ya.'ElH4232begatיָלַד֙ya.LadH3205Methusaelמְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔לme.Tu.sha.'ElH4967: andMethusaelוּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖לu.me.tu.sha.'ElH4967begatיָלַ֥דya.LadH3205Lamechלָֽמֶךְ׃La.mekhH3929.

19AndLamechלֶ֖מֶךְLe.mekhH3929tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947to himtwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802: thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of theoneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259wasAdahעָדָ֔ה'a.DahH5711, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theotherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145Zillahצִלָּֽה׃tzi.LahH6741.

20AndAdahעָדָ֖ה'a.DahH5711boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Jabalיָבָ֑לya.ValH2989: he was thefatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1of such asdwellיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427intentsאֹ֖הֶל'O.helH168, and of such as havecattleוּמִקְנֶֽה׃u.mik.NehH4735.

21And hisbrother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasJubalיוּבָ֑לyu.ValH3106: he was thefatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1of all such ashandleתֹּפֵ֥שׂto.FesH8610theharpכִּנּ֖וֹרki.NorH3658andfluteוְעוּגָֽב׃ve.'u.GavH5748.

22AndZillahוְצִלָּ֣הve.tzi.LahH6741, she alsoboreיָֽלְדָה֙yal.DahH3205TubalcainH8423, aninstructorלֹטֵ֕שׁlo.TeshH3913of everycraftsmanH2794inbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178andironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270: and thesisterוַֽאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269ofTubalcainH8423wasNaamahנַֽעֲמָֽה׃Na.'a.MahH5279.

23AndLamechלֶ֜מֶךְLe.mekhH3929saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hiswivesלְנָשָׁ֗יוle.na.ShavH802,Adahעָדָ֤ה'a.DahH5711andZillahוְצִלָּה֙ve.tzi.LahH6741,Hearשְׁמַ֣עַןshe.Ma.'anH8085myvoiceקוֹלִ֔יko.LiH6963; yewivesנְשֵׁ֣יne.SheiH802ofLamechלֶ֔מֶךְLe.mekhH3929,hearkenהַאְזֵ֖נָּהha'.Ze.nahH238to myspeechאִמְרָתִ֑י'im.ra.TiH565: for I haveslainהָרַ֙גְתִּי֙ha.Rag.tiH2026amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376who woundedmeלְפִצְעִ֔יle.fitz.'IH6482, and a youngmanוְיֶ֖לֶדve.Ye.ledH3206for hurtingmeלְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃le.cha.bu.ra.TiH2250.

24Ifכִּ֥יkiH3588Cainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014shall beavengedיֻקַּם־yu.kam-H5358sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659, trulyLamechוְלֶ֖מֶךְve.Le.mekhH3929seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657andsevenfoldוְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ve.shiv.'AhH7651.

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