Genesis 4:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 4:23 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֶ֜מֶךְ
Lemek
H3929
Lamech
לְנָשָׁ֗יו
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
עָדָ֤ה
ʻÂdâh
H5711
Adah
וְצִלָּה֙
Tsillâh
H6741
Zillah
שְׁמַ֣עַן
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
קוֹלִ֔י
qôwl
H6963
voice
נְשֵׁ֣י
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
לֶ֔מֶךְ
Lemek
H3929
Lamech
הַאְזֵ֖נָּה
ʼâzan
H238
to hear
אִמְרָתִ֑י
ʼimrâh
H565
word
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אִ֤ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָרַ֨גְתִּי֙
hârag
H2026
to kill
לְפִצְעִ֔י
petsaʻ
H6482
bruise
וְיֶ֖לֶד
yeled
H3206
child
לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי
chabbûwrâh
H2250
wound
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, For I have slain a man for wounding me, A young man for bruising me.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. Wives of Lamech, give ear to my word: For I killed a man for my wound, even a young man for my bruise.
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