Genesis 4:20-24

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²⁰Adah bore Jabal; he was the first^[a] of the nomadic herdsmen. ²¹His brother was named Jubal; he was the first^[b] of all who play the lyre and the flute. ²²Zillah bore Tubal-cain, who made all kinds of bronze and iron tools. Tubal-cain’s sister was Naamah.

²³Lamech said to his wives:

Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
wives of Lamech, pay attention to my words.
For I killed a man for wounding me,
a young man for striking me.
²⁴If Cain is to be avenged seven times over,
then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!

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4:20 Lit father
4:21 Lit father

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