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Genesis 4:23

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.

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Genesis 4:23 in other translations

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:

Genesis 4:23 · American Standard Version

Genesis 4:23 in context

  1. 21His brother’s name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe.
  2. 22Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron. Tubal Cain’s sister was Naamah.
  3. 23Lamech 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.
  4. 24If Cain will be avenged seven times,
    truly Lamech seventy-seven times.”
  5. 25Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, saying, “for God has given me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.”