Genesis 4:23
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
Lamechלֶ֜מֶךְle·mech3929a desc. of Cain, also a desc. of Sethof uncertain derivation
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai·yo·mer559to utter, saya prim. root
to his wives,לְנָשָׁ֗יוle·na·shav802woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
"Adahעָדָ֤הa·dah5711two non-Isr. womenfrom adah
and Zillah,וְצִלָּה֙ve·tzil·lah6741wife of Lamechfrom tsalal
Listenשְׁמַ֣עַןshe·ma·'an8085to heara prim. root
to my voice,קֹולִ֔יko·v·li,6963sound, voicefrom an unused word
You wivesנְשֵׁ֣יne·shei802woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
of Lamech,לֶ֔מֶךְle·mech,3929a desc. of Cain, also a desc. of Sethof uncertain derivation
Give heedהַאְזֵ֖נָּהha·zen·nah238to give ear, listena denominative verb from the same as ozen
to my speech,אִמְרָתִ֑יim·ra·ti;565autterance, speech, wordfrom amar
For I have killedהָרַ֙גְתִּי֙ha·rag·ti2026to kill, slaya prim. root
a man  376manfrom an unused word
for woundingלְפִצְעִ֔יle·fitz·'i,6482a bruise, woundfrom patsa
me; And a boyוְיֶ֖לֶדve·ye·led3206child, son, boy, youthfrom yalad
for strikingלְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃le·chab·bu·ra·ti.2250a stripe, blowfrom chabar
me;     
KJV Lexicon
And Lamech
Lemek  (leh'-mek)
Lemek, the name of two antediluvian patriarchs -- Lamech.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto his wives
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
Adah
`Adah  (aw-daw')
ornament; Adah, the name of two women -- Adah.
and Zillah
Tsillah  (tsil-law')
Tsillah, an antediluvian woman -- Zillah.
Hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
my voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
ye wives
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
of Lamech
Lemek  (leh'-mek)
Lemek, the name of two antediluvian patriarchs -- Lamech.
hearken
'azan  (aw-zan')
probably to expand; to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
unto my speech
'imrah  (im-raw')
commandment, speech, word.
for I have slain
harag  (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
a man
'iysh  (eesh)
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)
to my wounding
petsa`  (peh'-tsah)
a wound -- wound(-ing).
and a young man
yeled  (yeh'-led)
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring -- boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).
to my hurt
chabbuwrah  (khab-boo-raw')
bound (with stripes), i.e. a weal (or black-and-blue mark itself) -- blueness, bruise, hurt, stripe, wound.
New American Standard (©1995)
Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, Listen to my voice, You wives of Lamech, Give heed to my speech, For I have killed a man for wounding me; And a boy for striking me;

King James Bible
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.

American King James Version
And 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 to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

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:

Darby Bible Translation
And Lemech said to his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice, Ye wives of Lemech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for my wound, and a youth for my bruise.

English Revised 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:

Webster's Bible Translation
And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

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.

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;

בראשית 4:23 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לֶ֜מֶךְ לְנָשָׁ֗יו עָדָ֤ה וְצִלָּה֙ שְׁמַ֣עַן קֹולִ֔י נְשֵׁ֣י לֶ֔מֶךְ הַאְזֵ֖נָּה אִמְרָתִ֑י כִּ֣י אִ֤ישׁ הָרַ֙גְתִּי֙ לְפִצְעִ֔י וְיֶ֖לֶד לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃

בראשית 4:23 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויאמר למך לנשיו עדה וצלה שמען קולי נשי למך האזנה אמרתי כי איש הרגתי לפצעי וילד לחברתי׃

בראשית 4:23 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויאמר למך לנשיו עדה וצלה שמען קולי נשי למך האזנה אמרתי כי איש הרגתי לפצעי וילד לחברתי׃

בראשית 4:23 Hebrew Bible
ויאמר למך לנשיו עדה וצלה שמען קולי נשי למך האזנה אמרתי כי איש הרגתי לפצעי וילד לחברתי׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
dixitque Lamech uxoribus suis Adae et Sellae audite vocem meam uxores Lamech auscultate sermonem meum quoniam occidi virum in vulnus meum et adulescentulum in livorem meum

Adah Bruising Injuring Killed Lamech Listen Slain Speech Voice Wives Wounding Zillah

Adah Attention Blow Boy Bruise Bruising Death Ear Hear Hearken Heed Hurt Injuring Killed Lamech Slain Speech Striking Voice Wives Words Wound Wounding Young Youth Zillah

Adah Attention Blow Boy Bruise Bruising Death Ear Hear Hearken Heed Hurt Injuring Killed Lamech Slain Speech Striking Voice Wives Words Wound Wounding Young Youth Zillah

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