Genesis

Genesis 4:23–24

²³Then 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.

²⁴If Cain is avenged sevenfold,

then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”^g

Footnotes

g 4:24 Hebrew; LXX can be translated as either seventy times seven or seventy-sevenfold; see also Matthew 18:22|MAT 18:22.

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Genesis 4:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Lamech	לֶ֜מֶךְ	le·meḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3929 Lemek
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to his wives	לְנָשָׁ֗יו	lə·nā·šāw	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
Adah	עָדָ֤ה	‘ā·ḏāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5711 Adah
and Zillah	וְצִלָּה֙	wə·ṣil·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6741 Tsillah
hear	שְׁמַ֣עַן	šə·ma·‘an	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural	H8085 hear
my voice	קוֹלִ֔י	qō·w·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6963 sound, voice
wives	נְשֵׁ֣י	nə·šê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H802 woman, wife, female
of Lamech	לֶ֔מֶךְ	le·meḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3929 Lemek
listen	הַאְזֵ֖נָּה	ha’·zên·nāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine plural	H238 give ear, listen, hear
to my speech	אִמְרָתִ֑י	’im·rā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H565 utterance, speech, word
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אִ֤ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
have slain	הָרַ֙גְתִּי֙	hā·raḡ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2026 kill, slay
for wounding me	לְפִצְעִ֔י	lə·p̄iṣ·‘î	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6482 bruise, wound
a young man	וְיֶ֖לֶד	wə·ye·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
for striking me	לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃	lə·ḥab·bu·rā·ṯî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2250 stripe, blow

Genesis 4:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Cain	קָ֑יִן	qā·yin	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7014 Cain
is avenged	יֻקַּם־	yuq·qam-	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5358 avenge, take vengeance
sevenfold	שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם	šiḇ·‘ā·ṯa·yim	Number - fd	H7659 seven-fold, seven times
then Lamech	וְלֶ֖מֶךְ	wə·le·meḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3929 Lemek
seventy-sevenfold	וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃	wə·šiḇ·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven

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Genesis 4:24 Matthew 18:22 · Genesis 4:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.