Genesis 4:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Lamech said to his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, pay attention to my words. For I killed a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say; for I have slain a man [merely] for wounding me, and a young man [only] for striking and 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:

Common English Bible

Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice; wives of Lamech, pay attention to my words: I killed a man for wounding me, a boy for striking me;

Catholic Public Domain Version

And Lamech said to his wives Adah and Zillah: "Listen to my voice, you wives of Lamech, pay attention to my speech. For I have killed a man to my own harm, and an adolescent to my own bruising.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And Lamech said to his wives Ada and sella: Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech: for I have slain a man to the wounding of myself, and a stripling to my own bruising.

Genesis 4:23 Cross References

Genesis 4:22

Zillah bore Tubal-cain, who made all kinds of bronze and iron tools. Tubal-cain’s sister was Naamah.

Exodus 20:13

Do not murder.

Leviticus 19:18

Do not take revenge  or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbour as yourself;  I am the Lord.

Numbers 23:18

Balaam proclaimed his poem: Balak, get up and listen; son of Zippor, pay attention to what I say!

Deuteronomy 32:35

Vengeance and retribution belong to me.  , In time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.’

Judges 9:7

When they told Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim,  raised his voice, and called to them: Listen to me, citizens of Shechem, and may God listen to you: