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Genesis 4:22

What does Genesis 4:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 4:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, who is the father of every maker of cutting instruments of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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.

Context

v.21And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.

v.22This passage

v.23And Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: For I have slain a man for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Chronicles 2:7

    Now therefore send me a man skilful to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that knoweth how to grave all manner of gravings, to be with the skilful men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.

  • Exodus 25:3

    And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass,

  • Deuteronomy 8:9

    a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig copper.

  • Numbers 31:22

    howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

  • Deuteronomy 33:25

    Thy bars shall be iron and brass; And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.

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