King James Version

Genesis 4:19

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

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וַיִּֽקַּֽחvayiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.ל֥וֹlvotoל֥וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toלֶ֖מֶךְlemekhLamechלֶמֶךְnoun, proper name — “Lamech”H3929Lemek, the name of two antediluvian patriarchsLamech.שְׁתֵּ֣יshetetwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, feminine, dual, construct — “two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.נָשִׁ֑יםnashimeachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.שֵׁ֤םshemfameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.הָֽאַחַת֙haachatthe firstאֶחָדdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “the first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,עָדָ֔הadahAdahעָדָהnoun, proper name — “Adah”H5711Adah, the name of two womenAdah.וְשֵׁ֥םveshemand fameשֵׁםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.הַשֵּׁנִ֖יתhashenitthe againשֵׁנִיdefinite article, adjective, ordinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “the again”, the ordinary formH8145properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, againagain, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).צִלָּֽהtsilahZillahצִלָּהnoun, proper name — “Zillah”H6741Tsillah, an antediluvian womanZillah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And Lamech taketh to himself two wives, the name of the one Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.

World English Bible

Lamech took two wives: the name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the second one was Zillah.

Darby Translation

And Lemech took two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the second, Zillah.

Douay-Rheims

Who took two wives: the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the other Sella.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Lamech took to himself two wives; the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the second Sella.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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