Genesis 4:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Lamech said to his wives, 'Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And 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 my wounding, and a young man for my hurt.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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 for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me:

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Then sayd Lamech vnto hys wyves Ada ad Zilla: heare my voyce ye wyves of Lamech and herken vnto my wordes for I haue slayne a man and wounded my selfe and haue slayn a yongman and gotte my selfe strypes:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Lamech sayde vnto his wyues Ada and Zilla: Heare my voyce (ye wyues of Lamech) and herken vnto my wordes: for I haue slayne a man, and wounded my selfe: and (haue kylled) a yonge man, and gotte my self strypes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then Lamech saide vnto his wiues Adah and Zillah, Heare my voyce, ye wiues of Lamech: hearken vnto my speach: for I would slay a man in my wound, and a yong man in mine hurt.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Lamech saide vnto his wiues Ada and Sella: Heare my voyce ye wyues of Lamech, hearken vnto my speache: for I haue slayne a man to the woundyng of my selfe, & a young man to myne owne punishment.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Lamech saith to his wives: -- `Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, give ear `to' my saying: For a man I have slain for my wound, Even a young man for my hurt;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, give ear to my voice; you wives of Lamech, give attention to my words, for I would put a man to death for a wound, and a young man for a blow;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Lamech said to his wives,“Adah and Zillah! Listen to me! You wives of Lamech, hear my words! I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for hurting me.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 20:13 : 13 You shall not murder.
  • Lev 19:18 : 18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
  • Num 23:18 : 18 Then Balaam proclaimed his oracle, saying: 'Stand up, Balak, and listen; hear me, son of Zippor!'
  • Judg 9:7 : 7 When Jotham was told about this, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He raised his voice, called out, and said to them, "Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 4:24-25
    2 verses
    84%

    24If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.

    25Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, 'God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.'

  • Gen 4:13-20
    8 verses
    84%

    13Cain said to the LORD, 'My punishment is more than I can bear.'

    14'Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.'

    15But the LORD said to him, 'Not so; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.' Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.

    16So Cain went out from the LORD’s presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

    17Cain was intimate with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named the city after his son Enoch.

    18Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad was the father of Mehujael, who was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.

    19Lamech married two wives, one named Adah and the other Zillah.

    20Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.

  • Gen 4:22
    71%

    22Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain's sister was Naamah.

  • Gen 5:28
    70%

    28When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son.

  • Gen 5:30-31
    2 verses
    69%

    30After he became the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

    31So all the days of Lamech's life were 777 years, and then he died.

  • Gen 4:8
    68%

    8Cain said to his brother Abel, 'Let’s go out to the field.' While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

  • 1 Chr 1:3
    67%

    3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech.

  • Gen 4:10-11
    2 verses
    66%

    10The LORD said, 'What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.'

    11'Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.'

  • Gen 5:25-26
    2 verses
    65%

    25When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he fathered Lamech.

    26After he fathered Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.

  • Exod 22:24
    65%

    24If you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, you must not act as a creditor to him; do not charge him interest.

  • Gen 4:1
    65%

    1Adam was intimate with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, 'I have acquired a man with the help of the LORD.'

  • Gen 2:23
    64%

    23The man said, 'This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called "woman," for she was taken out of man.'

  • 2 Sam 14:7
    64%

    7Now the whole family has risen against your servant. They say, 'Hand over the one who killed his brother so that we may put him to death for taking his brother’s life. We want to destroy the heir as well.' They will extinguish my remaining ember, leaving neither name nor remnant for my husband on the earth.

  • Exod 21:23
    64%

    23But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life,

  • 1 Kgs 20:37
    64%

    37The prophet found another man and said, 'Please strike me.' So the man struck him and wounded him.

  • Gen 5:4
    64%

    4After he fathered Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

  • 2 Sam 1:9
    63%

    9He said to me, 'Please stand over me and kill me, for I am in agony and my life still lingers in me.'