King James Version

Genesis 4:18

And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

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וַיִּוָּלֵ֤דvayivaledand bearיָלַדconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bear”, the next action in the storyH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…לַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙lachanokheto Enochחֲנוֹךְpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Enoch”H2585Chanok, an antediluvian patriachEnoch.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עִירָ֔דiradIradעִירָדnoun, proper name — “Irad”H5897Irad, an antediluvianIrad.וְעִירָ֕דveiradand Iradעִירָדconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Irad”H5897Irad, an antediluvianIrad.יָלַ֖דyaladbearיָלַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מְחֽוּיָאֵ֑לmechuyaelMehujaelמְחוּיָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Mehujael”H4232Mechujael or Mechijael, an antediluvian patriarchMehujael.וּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗לumechiyaeland Mehujaelמְחוּיָאֵלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Mehujael”H4232Mechujael or Mechijael, an antediluvian patriarchMehujael.יָלַד֙yaladbearיָלַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔לmetushaelMethusaelמְתוּשָׁאֵלnoun, proper name — “Methusael”H4967Methusael, an antediluvian patriarchMethusael.וּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖לumetushaeland Methusaelמְתוּשָׁאֵלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Methusael”H4967Methusael, an antediluvian patriarchMethusael.יָלַ֥דyaladbearיָלַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).לָֽמֶךְlamekhLamechלֶמֶךְnoun, proper name — “Lamech”H3929Lemek, the name of two antediluvian patriarchsLamech.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael; and Mehujael begat Methushael; and Methushael begat Lamech.

Young’s Literal Translation

And born to Enoch is Irad; and Irad hath begotten Mehujael; and Mehujael hath begotten Methusael; and Methusael hath begotten Lamech.

World English Bible

Irad was born to Enoch. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.

Darby Translation

And to Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lemech.

Douay-Rheims

And Henoch begot Irad, and Irad begot Maviael, and Maviael begot Mathusael, and Mathusael begot Lamech:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And to Enoch was born Gaidad; and Gaidad begot Maleleel; and Maleleel begot Mathusala; and Mathusala begot Lamech.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγενήθη δὲ τῷ Ἐνὼχ Γαϊδάδ· καὶ Γαϊδὰδ ἐγέννησε τὸν Μαλελεὴλ· καὶ Μαλελεὴλ ἐγέννησε τὸν Μαθουσάλα· καὶ Μαθουσάλα ἐγέννησε τὸν Λάμεχ.