Genesis 4:23
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.

Young's Literal Translation
And Lamech saith to his wives:—‘Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, give ear [to] my saying: For a man I have slain for my wound, Even a young man for my hurt;

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
Then Lamech
לֶ֜מֶךְ (le·meḵ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3929: Lamech -- a descendant of Cain, also a descendant of Seth

said
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to his wives:
לְנָשָׁ֗יו (lə·nā·šāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

“Adah
עָדָ֤ה (‘ā·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5711: Adah -- two non-Israelite women

and Zillah,
וְצִלָּה֙ (wə·ṣil·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6741: Zillah -- wife of Lamech

hear
שְׁמַ֣עַן (šə·ma·‘an)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

my voice;
קוֹלִ֔י (qō·w·lî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

wives
נְשֵׁ֣י (nə·šê)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

of Lamech,
לֶ֔מֶךְ (le·meḵ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3929: Lamech -- a descendant of Cain, also a descendant of Seth

listen
הַאְזֵ֖נָּה (ha’·zên·nāh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine plural
Strong's 238: To broaden out the ear, to listen

to my speech.
אִמְרָתִ֑י (’im·rā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 565: Utterance, speech, word

For
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I
אִ֤ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 582: Man, mankind

have slain [a man]
הָרַ֙גְתִּי֙ (hā·raḡ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent

for wounding me,
לְפִצְעִ֔י (lə·p̄iṣ·‘î)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6482: A bruise, wound

a young man
וְיֶ֖לֶד (wə·ye·leḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring

for striking me.
לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃ (lə·ḥab·bu·rā·ṯî)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2250: A stripe, blow

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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