KJV King James Version
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.
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Genesis 4:23
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.
WEB World English Bible
Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.
ASV American Standard Version
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 for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Lamech saith to his wives:—‘Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, give ear to my saying: For a man I have slain for my wound, Even a young man for my hurt;
Surrounding context — Genesis 4
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.
26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayלֶ֜מֶךְH3929 · le.mekhLamechלְנָשָׁ֗יוH802 · ish.shahwomanעָדָ֤הH5711 · a.dahAdahוְצִלָּה֙H6741 · tsil.lahZillahשְׁמַ֣עַןH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearקוֹלִ֔יH6963 · qolvoiceנְשֵׁ֣יH802 · ish.shahwomanלֶ֔מֶךְH3929 · le.mekhLamechהַאְזֵ֖נָּהH238 · a.zanto listenאִמְרָתִ֑יH565 · im.rahwordכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforאִ֤ישׁH376 · ishmanהָרַ֙גְתִּי֙H2026 · ha.ragto killלְפִצְעִ֔יH6482 · pe.tsawoundוְיֶ֖לֶדH3206 · ye.ledyouthלְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃H2250 · chab.bu.rahwound
Cross-references
Leviticus 19:18Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I [am] the LORD.Exodus 20:13Thou shalt not kill.Numbers 23:18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:Judges 9:7And when they told [it] to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
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