Verse 18

{ "verseID": "Genesis.4.18", "source": "וַיִּוָּלֵ֤ד לַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙ אֶת־עִירָ֔ד וְעִירָ֕ד יָלַ֖ד אֶת־מְחֽוּיָאֵ֑ל וּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗ל יָלַד֙ אֶת־מְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔ל וּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖ל יָלַ֥ד אֶת־לָֽמֶךְ׃", "text": "And-*yiwwaled* to-*Ḥanok* *ʾet*-*ʿIrad* and-*ʿIrad* *yalad* *ʾet*-*Meḥuyaʾel* and-*Meḥiyyaʾel* *yalad* *ʾet*-*Metushaʾel* and-*Metushaʾel* *yalad* *ʾet*-*Lamek*", "grammar": { "*yiwwaled*": "niphal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - was born", "*la-Ḥanok*": "preposition + proper noun - to Enoch", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʿIrad*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Irad", "*yalad*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - begot/fathered", "*Meḥuyaʾel*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Mehujael", "*Meḥiyyaʾel*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Mehijael (variant spelling)", "*Metushaʾel*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Methusael", "*Lamek*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Lamech" }, "variants": { "*yiwwaled*": "was born/became father to/begot", "*yalad*": "begot/fathered/became the father of" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 5:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Genesis.5.21", "source": "וַיְחִ֣י חֲנ֔וֹךְ חָמֵ֥שׁ וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־מְתוּשָֽׁלַח׃", "text": "*wayḥî* *ḥănôk* *ḥāmēš* *wəšiššîm* *šānāh* *wayyôled* *ʾet*-*mətûšālaḥ*", "grammar": { "*wayḥî*": "conjunction *wə-* + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive of *ḥāyāh* - and he lived", "*ḥănôk*": "proper noun - Enoch", "*ḥāmēš*": "cardinal number - five", "*wəšiššîm*": "conjunction *wə-* + cardinal number - and sixty", "*šānāh*": "feminine singular noun - year", "*wayyôled*": "conjunction *wə-* + 3rd masculine singular hiphil imperfect consecutive - and he begat", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*mətûšālaḥ*": "proper noun - Methuselah" }, "variants": { "*wayḥî*": "lived/existed/remained alive", "*ḥănôk*": "Enoch (proper name, meaning possibly 'dedicated')", "*wayyôled*": "begat/fathered/brought forth", "*mətûšālaḥ*": "Methuselah (proper name, meaning possibly 'man of the dart')" } }
  • Gen 36:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.36.2", "source": "עֵשָׂ֛ו לָקַ֥ח אֶת־נָשָׁ֖יו מִבְּנ֣וֹת כְּנָ֑עַן אֶת־עָדָ֗ה בַּת־אֵילוֹן֙ הַֽחִתִּ֔י וְאֶת־אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙ בַּת־עֲנָ֔ה בַּת־צִבְע֖וֹן הֽ͏ַחִוִּֽי׃", "text": "*ʿĒśāw* *lāqaḥ* *ʾet*-*nāšāyw* from-*bənôt* *Kənaʿan* *ʾet*-*ʿĀdāh* *bat*-*ʾÊlôn* *ha-Ḥittî* and-*ʾet*-*ʾĀholîbāmāh* *bat*-*ʿĂnāh* *bat*-*Ṣibʿôn* *ha-Ḥiwwî*", "grammar": { "*lāqaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - took/married", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*nāšāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his wives", "*mi-*": "preposition - from", "*bənôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - daughters of", "*bat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of", "*ha-*": "definite article - the" }, "variants": { "*lāqaḥ*": "took/married/selected", "*Ḥittî*": "Hittite (ethnic group)", "*Ḥiwwî*": "Hivite (ethnic group)" } }