Genesis 4:23 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

²³ 3 And Lamech said to his wives Ada and Sell: 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ 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

²³ 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)

²³ 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

²³ 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

²³ 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

²³ 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

2 Sella also brought forth Tubalcain, who was a hammerer and artificer in every work of brass and iron. And the sister of Tubalcain was Noema.

Psalm 94:1

Understand, ye senseless among the people: and, you fools, be wise at last.

Exodus 20:13

6 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Leviticus 19:18

3 When you shall be come into the land, and shall have planted in it fruit trees, you shall take away the firstfruits of them: the fruit that comes forth shall be unclean to you, neither shall you eat of them.

Numbers 23:18

3 There is no soothsaying in Jacob, nor divination in Israel. In their times it shall be told to Jacob and to Israel what God hath wrought.

Deuteronomy 32:35

0 I will lift up my hand to heaven, and I will say: I live for ever.

Judges 9:7

2 And the trees said to the vine: Come thou and reign over us.