Genesis 4:18
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. | Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methusael, and Methusael was the father of Lamech. | And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael; and Mehujael begat Methushael; and Methushael begat Lamech. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he was born | וַיִּוָּלֵ֤ד | vai-yi-va-LED | H3205 | to begetיָלַד (ya.lad) 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree) |
| to Enoch | לַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙ | la-cha-noKh | H2585G | Enochחֲנוֹךְ (cha.nokh) A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.17; son of: Cain (H7014B); father of: Irad (H5897) § Enoch = "dedicated" 1) eldest son of Cain 2) son of Jared and father of Methuselah whom God took home to heaven without dying 3) the city which Cain built and named after his son Enoch (after himself) Hanoch = "dedicated" 4) a son of Midian, the third child 5) the eldest son of Reuben |
| Irad | עִירָ֔ד | 'i-RAD | H5897 | Iradעִירָד (i.rad) A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18; son of: Enoch (H2585); father of: Mehujael (H4232) § Irad = "fleet" son of Enoch, grandson of Cain, and father of Mehujael |
| and Irad | וְעִירָ֕ד | ve-'i-RAD | H5897 | Iradעִירָד (i.rad) A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18; son of: Enoch (H2585); father of: Mehujael (H4232) § Irad = "fleet" son of Enoch, grandson of Cain, and father of Mehujael |
| he fathered | יָלַ֖ד | ya-LAD | H3205 | to begetיָלַד (ya.lad) 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree) |
| Mehujael | מְחֽוּיָאֵ֑ל | me-chu-ya-'EL | H4232 | Mehujaelמְחוּיָאֵל (me.chu.ya.el) A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18; son of: Irad (H5897); father of: Methushael (H4967) § Mehujael = "smitten by God" son of Irad and great grandson of Cain |
| and Mehujael | וּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗ל | u-me-chi-ya-'EL | H4232 | Mehujaelמְחוּיָאֵל (me.chu.ya.el) A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18; son of: Irad (H5897); father of: Methushael (H4967) § Mehujael = "smitten by God" son of Irad and great grandson of Cain |
| he fathered | יָלַד֙ | ya-LAD | H3205 | to begetיָלַד (ya.lad) 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree) |
| Methushael | מְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔ל | me-TU-sha-'EL | H4967 | Methushaelמְתוּשָׁאֵל (me.tu.sha.el) A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18; son of: Mehujael (H4232); father of: Lamech (H3929) § Methusael = "who is of God" son of Mehujael, 4th in descent from Cain, and father of Lamech |
| and Methushael | וּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖ל | u-me-tu-sha-'EL | H4967 | Methushaelמְתוּשָׁאֵל (me.tu.sha.el) A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18; son of: Mehujael (H4232); father of: Lamech (H3929) § Methusael = "who is of God" son of Mehujael, 4th in descent from Cain, and father of Lamech |
| he fathered | יָלַ֥ד | ya-LAD | H3205 | to begetיָלַד (ya.lad) 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree) |
| Lamech | לָֽמֶךְ׃ | LA-mekh | H3929G | Lamechלֶ֫מֶךְ (le.mekh) A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18; son of: Methushael (H4967); married to Adah (H5711) and Zillah (H6741); father of: Jabal (H2989), Jubal (H3106), Tubal-cain (H8423), Naamah (H5279) § Lamech = "powerful" 1) the 5th lineal descendant from Cain, husband of Adah and Zillah, father of sons, Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain, and daughter, Naamah 2) father of Noah |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.