Genesis

Genesis 4:23

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.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Lamechלֶ֜מֶךְle·meḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH3929 Lemek
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to his wivesלְנָשָׁ֗יוlə·nā·šāwPreposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH802 woman, wife, female
Adahעָדָ֤ה‘ā·ḏāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH5711 Adah
and Zillahוְצִלָּה֙wə·ṣil·lāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6741 Tsillah
hearשְׁמַ֣עַןšə·ma·‘anVerb - Qal - Imperative - feminine pluralH8085 hear
my voiceקוֹלִ֔יqō·w·lîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH6963 sound, voice
wivesנְשֵׁ֣יnə·šêNoun - feminine plural constructH802 woman, wife, female
of Lamechלֶ֔מֶךְle·meḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH3929 Lemek
listenהַאְזֵ֖נָּהha’·zên·nāhVerb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine pluralH238 give ear, listen, hear
to my speechאִמְרָתִ֑י’im·rā·ṯîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH565 utterance, speech, word
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Iאִ֤ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
have slainהָרַ֙גְתִּי֙hā·raḡ·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH2026 kill, slay
for wounding meלְפִצְעִ֔יlə·p̄iṣ·‘îPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH6482 bruise, wound
a young manוְיֶ֖לֶדwə·ye·leḏConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH3206 child, son, boy, youth
for striking meלְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃lə·ḥab·bu·rā·ṯîPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH2250 stripe, blow

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.