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Genesis 4:23

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And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain [was] Naamah.	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.	If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And Lamech^H3929 said^H559 unto his wives^H802, Adah^H5711 and Zillah^H6741, Hear^H8085 my voice^H6963; ye wives^H802 of Lamech^H3929, hearken^H238 unto my speech^H565: for I have slain^H2026 a man^H376 to my wounding^H6482, and a young man^H3206 to my hurt^H2250.

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Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר לֶמֶךְ לְנָשָׁיו עָדָה וְצִלָּה שְׁמַעַן קֹולִי נְשֵׁי לֶמֶךְ הַאְזֵנָּה אִמְרָתִי כִּי אִישׁ הָרַגְתִּי לְפִצְעִי וְיֶלֶד לְחַבֻּרָתִי׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר	va/i.Yo.mer	H559	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he said
לֶ֜מֶךְ	Le.mekh	H3929	HNp	Lamech
לְ/נָשָׁ֗י/ו	le./na.Sha/v	H802	HR/Ncfpc/Sp3ms	to/ wives/ his
עָדָ֤ה	'a.Dah	H5711	HNp	O Adah
וְ/צִלָּה֙	ve./tzi.Lah	H6741	HC/Np	and/ Zillah
שְׁמַ֣עַן	she.Ma.'an	H8085	HVqv2fp	listen to
קוֹלִ֔/י	ko.L/i	H6963	HNcmsc/Sp1cs	voice/ my
נְשֵׁ֣י	ne.Shei	H802	HNcfpc	O wives of
לֶ֔מֶךְ	Le.mekh	H3929	HNp	Lamech
הַאְזֵ֖נָּה	ha'.Ze.nah	H238	HVhv2fp	give ear to
אִמְרָתִ֑/י	'im.ra.T/i	H565	HNcfsc/Sp1cs	speech/ my
כִּ֣י	ki	H3588	HC	that
אִ֤ישׁ	'ish	H376	HNcmsa	a man
הָרַ֨גְתִּי֙	ha.Rag.ti	H2026	HVqp1cs	I have killed
לְ/פִצְעִ֔/י	le./fitz.'/I	H6482	HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs	for/ bruise/ my
וְ/יֶ֖לֶד	ve./Ye.led	H3206	HC/Ncmsa	and/ a young man
לְ/חַבֻּרָתִֽ/י	le./cha.bu.ra.T/i	H2250	HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs	for/ wound/ my

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H238 — אָזַן (ʼâzan, aw-zan'): a primitive root; probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from אֹזֶן; to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen; give (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See אָזַן.
• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H565 — אִמְרָה (ʼimrâh, im-raw'): or אֶמְרָה; feminine of אֵמֶר, and meaning the same; {something said}; commandment, speech, word.
• H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
• H2026 — הָרַג (hârag, haw-rag'): a primitive root; to smite with deadly intent; destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.
• H2250 — חַבּוּרָה (chabbûwrâh, khab-boo-raw'): or חַבֻּרָה; or חֲבֻרָה; from חָבַר; properly, bound (with stripes), i.e. a weal (or black-and-blue mark itself); blueness, bruise, hurt, stripe, wound.
• H3206 — יֶלֶד (yeled, yeh'-led): from יָלַד; something born, i.e. a lad or offspring; boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).
• H3929 — לֶמֶךְ (Lemek, leh'-mek): from an unused root of uncertain meaning; Lemek, the name of two antediluvian patriarchs; Lamech.
• H5711 — עָדָה (ʻÂdâh, aw-daw'): from עָדָה; ornament; Adah, the name of two women; Adah.
• H6482 — פֶּצַע (petsaʻ, peh'-tsah): from פָּצַע; a wound; wound(-ing).
• H6741 — צִלָּה (Tsillâh, tsil-law'): feminine of צֵל; Tsillah, an antediluvian woman; Zillah.
• H6963 — קוֹל (qôwl, kole): or קֹל; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound; [phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.
• H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• hear — Numbers 23:18, Judges 9:7
• I have slain a man to my wounding — Genesis 49:6

Reciprocal references (1): 1 Samuel 1:2

Related Topics

• Nave’s: ADAH, HOMICIDE, LAMECH, ZILLAH

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