Genèse 4:22-24
Louis Segond
22 Tsilla, de son côté, enfanta Tubal Caïn, qui forgeait tous les instruments d'airain et de fer. La soeur de Tubal Caïn était Naama.
23 Lémec dit à ses femmes: Ada et Tsilla, écoutez ma voix! Femmes de Lémec, écoutez ma parole! J'ai tué un homme pour ma blessure, Et un jeune homme pour ma meurtrissure.
24 Caïn sera vengé sept fois, Et Lémec soixante-dix-sept fois.
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Genèse 4:22-24
Segond 21
22 De son côté, Tsilla mit au monde Tubal-Caïn. Il forgeait tous les outils en bronze et en fer. La sœur de Tubal-Caïn était Naama.
23 Lémec dit à ses femmes: «Ada et Tsilla, écoutez-moi, femmes de Lémec, prêtez attention à ce que je dis! C’est que j'ai tué un homme pour ma blessure et un enfant pour ma contusion. 24 Si Caïn est vengé 7 fois, Lémec le sera 77 fois.»
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Genesis 4:22-24
1599 Geneva Bible
22 And Zillah also bore Tubal-Cain, who wrought cunningly every craft of brass and of iron: and the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.
23 Then Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech; hearken unto my speech: [a]for I would slay a man in my wound, and a young man to mine hurt.
24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech [b]seventy times sevenfold.
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- Genesis 4:23 His wives seeing that all men hated him for his cruelty, were afraid, therefore he braggeth that there is none so lusty that were able to resist, although he were already wounded.
- Genesis 4:24 He mocked at God’s sufferance in Cain, jesting as though God would suffer none to punish him and yet give him license to murder others.
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