Genesis 4:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael; and Mehujael begat Methushael; and Methushael begat Lamech.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּוָּלֵ֤ד לַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙ אֶת־עִירָ֔ד וְעִירָ֕ד יָלַ֖ד אֶת־מְחֽוּיָאֵ֑ל וּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗ל יָלַד֙ אֶת־מְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔ל וּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖ל יָלַ֥ד אֶת־לָֽמֶךְ׃

Transliteration

And-yiwwaled to-Ḥanok ʾet-ʿIrad and-ʿIrad yalad ʾet-Meḥuyaʾel and-Meḥiyyaʾel yalad ʾet-Metushaʾel and-Metushaʾel yalad ʾet-Lamek

Grammar Details

*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

Word Meanings

*yiwwaled*: was born/became father to/begot
*yalad*: begot/fathered/became the father of

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Gen 5:21 : 21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
Gen 36:2 : 2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

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37the [son] of Methuselah, the [son] of Enoch, the [son] of Jared, the [son] of Mahalaleel, the [son] of Cainan,
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79%
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79%
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