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Genesis 4:17–26

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17And Cain knewl his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. And when he built a city he named the city after his son, Enoch.m 18And to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. 19And Lamech took to himself two wives.n The name of the first was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah. 20And Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and those who have livestock. 21And the name of his brother was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and wind instruments. 22Theno Zillah also gave birth to Tubal-Cain who forged all kinds of tools of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.

23Thenp Lamech said to his wives,

“Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice;

O wives of Lamech, hear my words.

I have killed a man for wounding me,

Even a young man for injuring me.

24If Cain is avenged sevenfold,

Then Lamech will be avenged seventy and seven times.

25Thenq Adam knewr his wife again, and she gave birth to a son. And she called his name Seth, for she said “God has appointed to me another child in the place of Abel, because Cain killed him.” 26And as for Seth, he also fathered a son, and he called his name Enosh. At that time hes began to call on the name of Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. lOr “had intercourse with”
  2. mLiterally “he called the name of the city as the name of his son, Enoch”
  3. nOr “women”
  4. oOr “And”
  5. pOr “And”
  6. qOr “And”
  7. rOr “had intercourse with”
  8. sOr “humankind,” if the 3ms form is considered collective