Genesis 4:19
And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
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ASV
And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
KJV
And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ | vai.yi.kach- | and he took | H3947 → |
| ל֥וֹ | lo | for <the> himself | |
| לֶ֖מֶךְ | Le.mekh | Lamech | H3929 → |
| שְׁתֵּ֣י | she.Tei | two | H8147 → |
| נָשִׁ֑ים | na.Shim | wives | H802 → |
| שֵׁ֤ם | shem | [the] name of | H8034 → |
| הָֽאַחַת֙ | ha.'a.Chat | the one | H259 → |
| עָדָ֔ה | 'a.Dah | [was] Adah | H5711 → |
| וְשֵׁ֥ם | ve.Shem | and [the] name of | H8034 → |
| הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית | ha.she.Nit | the second | H8145 → |
| צִלָּֽה׃ | tzi.Lah | [was] Zillah | H6741 → |
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