KJV King James Version
And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain [was] Naamah.
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Genesis 4:22
And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain [was] Naamah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, a forger of every implement of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
WEB World English Bible
Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain’s sister was Naamah.
ASV American Standard Version
And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Zillah she also bare Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; and a sister of Tubal-Cain is Naamah.
Surrounding context — Genesis 4
19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one [was] Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and [of such as have] cattle.
21 And his brother’s name [was] Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain [was] Naamah.
23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, [said she], hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְצִלָּ֣הH6741 · tsil.lahZillahגַם־H1571 · gamalsoהִ֗ואH1931 · huhe/she/itיָֽלְדָה֙H3205 · ya.ladto begetאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]תּ֣וּבַלH8423 · tu.val qa.yinTubal-cainקַ֔יִןH8423 · tu.val qa.yinTubal-cainלֹטֵ֕שׁH3913 · la.tashto sharpenכָּל־H3605 · kolallחֹרֵ֥שׁH2790 · cha.rashto plow/plotנְחֹ֖שֶׁתH5178 · ne.cho.shetbronzeוּבַרְזֶ֑לH1270 · bar.zelironוַֽאֲח֥וֹתH269 · a.chotsisterתּֽוּבַל־H8423 · tu.val qa.yinTubal-cainקַ֖יִןH8423 · tu.val qa.yinTubal-cainנַֽעֲמָֽה׃H5279 · na.a.mahNaamah
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 8:9A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any [thing] in it; a land whose stones [are] iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.2 Chronicles 2:7Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that [are] with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.Exodus 25:3And this [is] the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,Deuteronomy 33:25Thy shoes [shall be] iron and brass; and as thy days, [so shall] thy strength [be].Numbers 31:22Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
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