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.
And Lamech sayd vnto his wiues, Adah and Zillah, Heare my voyce, yee wiues of Lamech, hearken vnto my speech: for ‖I haue slaine a man to my wounding, and a yong man to my ‖hurt.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, I would slay a man in my wound, &c.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, in my hurt.
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7¶ And 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.
7¶ And when they told it to Iotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lift vp his voice, and cried, and said vnto them, Hearken vnto mee, you men of Shechem, that God may hearken vnto you.
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Genesis 4:23
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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1. To listen attentively or give heed. 2. To give regard, consent, or act in response.
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1. Spoken words, discourse, or a message communicated in words. 2. The manner, quality, or ability of speaking. 3. A language or dialect.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Killed, put to death, struck down, or slaughtered.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Hurt or injury.
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1. Early in life or growth. 2. Offspring or young persons or creatures.
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Sense 1: Harm, injury, damage, or loss. Sense 2: To harm, damage, or injure.
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4:19¶ And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
4:19¶ And Lamech tooke vnto him two wiues: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
4:20And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
4:20And Adah bare Iabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as haue cattell.
4:21And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
4:21And his brothers name was Iubal: hee was the father of all such as handle the harpe and organ.
4:22And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
4:22And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-Cain, an †instructer of euery artificer in brasse and iron: and the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.
4:23And 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 to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
4:23And Lamech sayd vnto his wiues, Adah and Zillah, Heare my voyce, yee wiues of Lamech, hearken vnto my speech: for ‖I haue slaine a man to my wounding, and a yong man to my ‖hurt.
Selected passage4:24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
4:24If Cain shall bee auenged seuen fold, truely Lamech seuenty and seuen folde.