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Genesis 4:23

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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:

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Genesis 4:23 in other translations

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.

Genesis 4:23 · World English Bible

Genesis 4:23 in context

  1. 21And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.
  2. 22And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
  3. 23And 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:
  4. 24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
  5. 25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For, said she, God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.