The Meaning of Genesis 4:19 Explained

Genesis 4:19

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

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

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

ASV: 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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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 4:19?

MEANING: What does Genesis 4:19 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 4:19 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 4:19?

What is the context of Genesis 4:19?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Genesis 4:19 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 4:9-26 - Cain's Career

God's first question to the soul is, "Adam, where art thou?" The next, "Where is thy brother?" We are our brother's keepers. All related to us, within our reach, or needing our help have a claim. We must not take advantage of them. Their well-being and our own are inseparable. God keeps an inventory of His saints, and will avenge them. Their blood will cry to God against those who have wronged them. There is only one cry in the world which is stronger-"the blood of Jesus." See Hebrews 12:24. It cries for mercy and pardon. A numerous family sprang from our first parents, and as these intermarried a large population began to people the early seat of human life. Cain founded a city, dedicated to all that ministered to sensuous enjoyment. This was "the way of Cain," brilliant but godless, away from the presence of the Lord. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 4

¹ The birth, occupation, and offerings of Cain and Abel
⁸ Cain murders his brother Abel
¹¹ The curse of Cain
¹⁷ Has a son called Enoch, and builds a city, which he calls after his name
¹⁸ His descendants, with Lamech and his two wives
²⁵ The birth of Seth,
²⁶ and Enos

What do the individual words in Genesis 4:19 mean?

And took for himself Lamech two wives the name of one [was] Adah and the name of the second [was] Zillah

וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ ל֥וֹ לֶ֖מֶךְ שְׁתֵּ֣י : נָשִׁ֑ים שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙ עָדָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית צִלָּֽה

וַיִּֽקַּֽח־	And took
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
ל֥וֹ	for himself
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
לֶ֖מֶךְ	Lamech
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: לֶמֶךְ Sense: the 5th lineal descendant from Cain, husband of Adah and Zillah, father of sons, Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain, and daughter, Naamah.
שְׁתֵּ֣י	two
Parse: Number, fdc Root: שְׁנַיִם Sense: two.
: נָשִׁ֑ים	wives
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female.
שֵׁ֤ם	the name
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.
הָֽאַחַת֙	of one [was]
Parse: Article, Number, feminine singular Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).
עָדָ֔ה	Adah
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: עָדָה Sense: the st of the 2 wives of Lamech and mother of Jabal and Jubal.
וְשֵׁ֥ם	and the name
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.
הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית	of the second [was]
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal feminine singular Root: שֵׁנִי Sense: second.
צִלָּֽה	Zillah
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: צִלָּה Sense: the 2nd wife of Lamech and mother of Tubal-cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron.

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Similar Scriptures for Genesis 4:19

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