Genesis 4:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.”

Genesis 4:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 4:1816 words

וַיִּוָּלֵדwayiûlēdAnd bear young

לַחֲנוֹךְlaḥănwōḵəTo Chanok

אֶתʾet—

עִירָדʿîrādIrad

וְעִירָדwəʿîrādAnd Irad

יָלַדyāladBear young

אֶתʾet—

מְחוּיָאֵלməḥûyāʾēlMechujael

וּמְחִיּיָאֵלûməḥîyāʾēlAnd Mechujael

יָלַדyāladBear young

אֶתʾet—

מְתוּשָׁאֵלmətûšāʾēlMethusael

וּמְתוּשָׁאֵלûmətûšāʾēlAnd Methusael

יָלַדyāladBear young

אֶתʾet—

לָמֶךְlāmeḵəLemek

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּוָּלֵדwayiûlēdAnd bear young

לַחֲנוֹךְlaḥănwōḵəTo Chanok

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

עִירָדʿîrādIrad

וְעִירָדwəʿîrādAnd Irad

יָלַדyāladBear young

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

מְחוּיָאֵלməḥûyāʾēlMechujael

וּמְחִיּיָאֵלûməḥîyāʾēlAnd Mechujael

יָלַדyāladBear young

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

מְתוּשָׁאֵלmətûšāʾēlMethusael

וּמְתוּשָׁאֵלûmətûšāʾēlAnd Methusael

יָלַדyāladBear young

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

לָמֶךְlāmeḵəLemek

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