Genesis 4:23
Bible › Genesis › Chapter 4 › Verse 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.Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.
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 to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לֶמֶךְlemekhLamechH3929לְנָשָׁיוlenashavto wives hisH802עָדָה'adahO AdahH5711וְצִלָּהvetzilahand ZillahH6741שְׁמַעַןshema'anlisten toH8085קוֹלִיkolivoice myH6963נְשֵׁיnesheiO wives ofH802לֶמֶךְlemekhLamechH3929הַאְזֵנָּהha'zenahgive ear toH238אִמְרָתִי'imratispeech myH565כִּיkithatH3588אִישׁ'isha manH376הָרַגְתִּיharagtiI have killedH2026לְפִצְעִיlefitz'ifor bruise myH6482וְיֶלֶדveyeledand a young manH3206לְחַבֻּרָתִי׃lechaburatifor wound myH2250
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Numbers 23:18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
- Leviticus 19:18Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
- Exodus 20:13Thou shalt not kill.You shall not murder.
- Judges 9:7And 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.When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.
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People and places
People: Adah (Genesis 4), Lamech (son of Methushael), Zillah