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Genesis 4:23 KJV
Genesis · chapter 4 · verse 23 · King James 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 to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.Genesis 4:23 · King James Version
Genesis 4:23 in context
21And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
22And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
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.
24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Key words (Strong's)
- hearkenʼâzanto broaden out the earH238 →
- LamechLemekLemek, the name of two antediluvian patriarchsH3929 →
- ZillahTsillâhTsillah, an antediluvian womanH6741 →
- speechʼimrâh{something said}H565 →
- wivesʼishshâha womanH802 →
- voiceqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
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