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Andוַto Enochלַחֲנוֹךְwas bornיִּוָּלֵדIrad;אֶת עִירָדand IradוְעִירָדfatheredיָלַדMehujael;אֶת מְחוּיָאֵלand MehujaelוּמְחִיּיָאֵלfatheredיָלַדMethushael;אֶת מְתוּשָׁאֵלand MethushaelוּמְתוּשָׁאֵלfatheredיָלַדLamech.אֶת לָמֶךְ
Genesis 4:18
Study it in the app“And to Enoch was born Irad; and Irad fathered Mehujael; and Mehujael fathered Methushael; and Methushael fathered Lamech.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 4:18, word by word
- to Enochחֲנוֹךְchanoch
Enoch
Enoch, the name of a son of Cain and of the descendant of Seth who walked with God and was taken by him (Genesis 5:18-24); also a city, and other men.
Where else “chanoch” appears- was bornיִּוָּלֵדyivaled
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yivaled” appears- Iradעִירָדirad
Irad
Irad, a grandson of Cain.
Where else “irad” appears- Mehujaelמְחוּיָאֵלmechuyael
Mehujael
Mehujael, a descendant of Cain.
Where else “mechuyael” appears- Methushaelמְתוּשָׁאֵלmetushael
Methushael
Methushael, a descendant of Cain, father of Lamech.
Where else “metushael” appears- Lamechלָמֶךְlamech
Lamech
Lamech, the name of two men before the flood: a descendant of Cain (Genesis 4:18-24) and the father of Noah (5:25-31).
Where else “lamech” appears
The context
17And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. And he was building a city, and he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
18 · This verse (above)
19And Lamech took for himself two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.
To study Genesis 4 in a group
1. What it says
How did Cain feel when YHWH did not look with favor on his offering, and what did YHWH say to him (vv. 5-7)?
2. What it means
What does Cain mean by his question, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (v. 9)?
3. How I live it
How can you deal with anger or envy toward someone today before it grows?