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Genesis 4:19

And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

KJV

Qui accepit duas uxores, nomen uni Ada, et nomen alteri Sella.

Vulgate

καὶ ἔλαβεν ἑαυτῷ Λάμεχ δύο γυναῖκας· ὄνομα τῇ μιᾷ Ἀδά, καὶ ὄνομα τῇ δευτέρᾳ Σελλά.

LXX

And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

ASV

וַ/יִּֽקַּֽח ל֥/וֹ לֶ֖מֶךְ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֑ים שֵׁ֤ם הָֽ/אַחַת֙ עָדָ֔ה וְ/שֵׁ֥ם הַ/שֵּׁנִ֖ית צִלָּֽה

Hebrew

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In this verse

People LamechLamech

In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
לָֽמֶךְ
lmk
proper_noun · 11×
עָדָ֖ה
'dh
proper_noun · 8×
צִלָּֽה
tslh
proper_noun · 3×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×
שֵּׁנִ֔י
shny
noun · 157×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 2:24 — Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.