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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 4:23 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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 Standard Version (ASV)English
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:
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Lamech sprach zu seinen Weibern: Ada und Zilla, höret meine Stimme; Weiber Lamechs, horchet auf meine Rede! Einen Mann erschlug ich für meine Wunde und einen Jüngling für meine Strieme!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y dijo Lamech á sus mujeres: Ada y Zilla, oid mi voz; mujeres de Lamech, escuchad mi dicho: que varón mataré por mi herida, y mancebo por mi golpe:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E disse Lameque a suas mulheres: Ada e Zilá, ouvi minha voz; Mulheres de Lameque, escutai meu dito: Que matei um homem por ter me ferido, E um rapaz por ter me golpeado:
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Lameque disse para suas esposas: "Ada e Zila, escutai a minha voz, mulheres de Lameque; ouvi as minhas palavras, pois eu matei um homem por ferir-me, um jovem rapaz por pisar-me.
📖 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 Tubal–cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal–cain 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.
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