17 {
"verseID": "Genesis.4.17",
"source": "וַיֵּ֤דַע קַ֙יִן֙ אֶת־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֣לֶד אֶת־חֲנ֑וֹךְ וַֽיְהִי֙ בֹּ֣נֶה עִ֔יר וַיִּקְרָא֙ שֵׁ֣ם הָעִ֔יר כְּשֵׁ֖ם בְּנ֥וֹ חֲנֽוֹךְ׃",
"text": "And-*yedaʿ* *Qayin* *ʾet*-his-wife and-she-*tahar* and-she-*teled* *ʾet*-*Ḥanok* and-*yehi* *boneh* *ʿir* and-*yiqraʾ* name-of the-*ʿir* like-name-of his-son *Ḥanok*",
"grammar": {
"*yedaʿ*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - knew",
"*Qayin*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Cain",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾishto*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife",
"*tahar*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - conceived",
"*teled*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - gave birth to",
"*Ḥanok*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Enoch",
"*yehi*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he was",
"*boneh*": "qal participle, masculine singular construct - building",
"*ʿir*": "noun, feminine singular - city",
"*yiqraʾ*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - called",
"*shem*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of",
"*ha-ʿir*": "definite noun, feminine singular - the city",
"*ke-shem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - like name of",
"*beno*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son"
},
"variants": {
"*yedaʿ*": "knew/had sexual relations with",
"*boneh ʿir*": "building a city/was a city-builder"
}
}
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"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Genesis.4.19",
"source": "וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ל֥וֹ לֶ֖מֶךְ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֑ים שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙ עָדָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית צִלָּֽה׃",
"text": "And-*yiqqaḥ*-to-him *Lamek* two *nashim* name-of the-one *ʿAdah* and-name-of the-second *Tsillah*",
"grammar": {
"*yiqqaḥ*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - took",
"*lo*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for himself",
"*Lamek*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Lamech",
"*shettey*": "numeral, feminine dual construct - two of",
"*nashim*": "noun, feminine plural - wives",
"*shem*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of",
"*ha-ʾaḥat*": "definite numeral, feminine singular - the one/first",
"*ʿAdah*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Adah",
"*we-shem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and name of",
"*ha-shenit*": "definite adjective, feminine singular - the second",
"*Tsillah*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Zillah"
},
"variants": {}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Genesis.4.20",
"source": "וַתֵּ֥לֶד עָדָ֖ה אֶת־יָבָ֑ל ה֣וּא הָיָ֔ה אֲבִ֕י יֹשֵׁ֥ב אֹ֖הֶל וּמִקְנֶֽה׃",
"text": "And-*teled* *ʿAdah* *ʾet*-*Yabal* he *hayah* *ʾabi* *yosheb* *ʾohel* and-*miqneh*",
"grammar": {
"*teled*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - gave birth to",
"*ʿAdah*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Adah",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Yabal*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jabal",
"*huʾ*": "3rd masculine singular personal pronoun - he",
"*hayah*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was",
"*ʾabi*": "noun, masculine singular construct - father of",
"*yosheb*": "qal participle, masculine singular construct - dweller of",
"*ʾohel*": "noun, masculine singular - tent",
"*u-miqneh*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and livestock"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾabi*": "father of/founder of/originator of",
"*yosheb ʾohel u-miqneh*": "dwellers in tents with livestock/tent-dwelling herders"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Genesis.4.21",
"source": "וְשֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו יוּבָ֑ל ה֣וּא הָיָ֔ה אֲבִ֕י כָּל־תֹּפֵ֥שׂ כִּנּ֖וֹר וְעוּגָֽב׃",
"text": "And-name-of his-brother *Yubal* he *hayah* *ʾabi* all-*tofes* *kinnor* and-*ʿugab*",
"grammar": {
"*we-shem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and name of",
"*ʾaḥiw*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother",
"*Yubal*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jubal",
"*huʾ*": "3rd masculine singular personal pronoun - he",
"*hayah*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was",
"*ʾabi*": "noun, masculine singular construct - father of",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all",
"*tofes*": "qal participle, masculine singular construct - handler of/player of",
"*kinnor*": "noun, masculine singular - lyre/harp",
"*we-ʿugab*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and pipe/flute"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾabi*": "father of/founder of/originator of",
"*tofes kinnor we-ʿugab*": "those who play the lyre and pipe/string and wind instrument players",
"*kinnor*": "lyre/harp/stringed instrument",
"*ʿugab*": "pipe/flute/wind instrument"
}
}