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Genesis 4:22

And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.

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וְצִלָּ֣הvetsilahand Zillahצִלָּהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Zillah”H6741Tsillah, an antediluvian womanZillah.גַםgamalsoגַּםadverb — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.הִ֗ואhivas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יָֽלְדָה֙yaledahbearיָלַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, 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).תּ֣וּבַלtuvalTubal-cainתּוּבַל קַיִןnoun, proper name — “Tubal-cain”H8423Tubal-Kajin, an antidiluvian patriarchTubal-cain.קַ֔יִןqayinTubal-cainתּוּבַל קַיִןnoun, proper name — “Tubal-cain”H8423Tubal-Kajin, an antidiluvian patriarchTubal-cain.לֹטֵ֕שׁloteshinstructerלָטַשׁverb, qal, participle, construct — “instructer”, a verb used as a describing wordH3913properly, to hammer out (an edge), i.e. to sharpeninstructer, sharp(-en), whet.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).חֹרֵ֥שׁchoreshartificerחֹרֵשׁverb, qal, participle, construct — “artificer”, a verb used as a describing wordH2794a fabricator or mechanicartificer.נְחֹ֖שֶׁתnechoshetcopperנְחֹשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “copper”, the ordinary formH5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.וּבַרְזֶ֑לuvarzeland ironבַּרְזֶלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and iron”, the ordinary formH1270iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement(ax) head, iron.וַֽאֲח֥וֹתvaachotand sisterאָחוֹתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and sister”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH269a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)(an-) other, sister, together.תּֽוּבַלtuvalTubal-cainתּוּבַל קַיִןnoun, proper name — “Tubal-cain”H8423Tubal-Kajin, an antidiluvian patriarchTubal-cain.קַ֖יִןqayinTubal-cainתּוּבַל קַיִןnoun, proper name — “Tubal-cain”H8423Tubal-Kajin, an antidiluvian patriarchTubal-cain.נַֽעֲמָֽהnaamahNaamahנַעֲמָהnoun, proper name — “Naamah”H5279Naamah, the name of an antediluvian woman, of an Ammonitess, and of a place in PalestineNaamah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Zillah she also bare Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; and a sister of Tubal-Cain [is] Naamah.

World English Bible

Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron. Tubal Cain’s sister was Naamah.

Darby Translation

And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-Cain, the forger of every kind of tool of brass and iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.

Douay-Rheims

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.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Sella also bore Thobel; he was a smith, a manufacturer both of brass and iron; and the sister of Thobel was Noëma.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σελλὰ δὲ καὶ αὐτὴ ἔτεκε τὸν Θόβελ· καὶ ἦν σφυροκόπος χαλκεὺς χαλκοῦ καὶ σιδήρου. ἀδελφὴ δὲ Θόβελ, Νοεμά.