Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Genesis 4:18-26 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

18. Then Enoch had a son named Irad, who had a son named Mehujael, who had a son named Methushael, who had a son named Lamech.

19. Lamech married Adah, then Zillah.

20-21. Lamech and Adah had two sons, Jabal and Jubal. Their son Jabal was the first to live in tents and raise sheep and goats. Jubal was the first to play harps and flutes.

22. Lamech and Zillah had a son named Tubal Cain who made tools out of bronze and iron. They also had a daughter, whose name was Naamah.

23. One day, Lamech said to his two wives, “A young man wounded me, and I killed him.

24. Anyone who tries to get even with me will be punished ten times more than anyone who tries to get even with Cain.”

25. Adam and his wife had another son. They named him Seth, because they said, “God has given us a son to take the place of Abel, who was killed by his brother Cain.”

26. Later, Seth had a son and named him Enosh.About this time people started worshipping the Lord.