Genesis 4:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 4:22 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְצִלָּ֣ה
Tsillâh
H6741
Zillah
גַם
gam
H1571
also
הִ֗וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יָֽלְדָה֙
yâlad
H3205
to bear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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תּ֣וּבַל
Tûwbal Qayin
H8423
Tubal-cain
קַ֔יִן
Tûwbal Qayin
H8423
Tubal-cain
לֹטֵ֕שׁ
lâṭash
H3913
to sharpen
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
חֹרֵ֥שׁ
chôrêsh
H2794
metalworker
נְחֹ֖שֶׁת
nᵉchôsheth
H5178
bronze
וּבַרְזֶ֑ל
barzel
H1270
iron
וַֽאֲח֥וֹת
ʼâchôwth
H269
sister
תּֽוּבַל
Tûwbal Qayin
H8423
Tubal-cain
קַ֖יִן
Tûwbal Qayin
H8423
Tubal-cain
נַֽעֲמָֽה
Naʻămâh
H5279
Naamah
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World English Bible Public Domain
Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Naamah.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Zillah also bore Tubal Cain, who forged all of tools out of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal Cain Naamah.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).