Gen 4:23 | NETfull | STEP | Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah! Listen to me! You wives of Lamech, hear my words! I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for hurting me.

Genesis 4:23

23 Lamech said to his wives,

“Adah and Zillah! Listen to me!
You wives of Lamech, hear my words!
I have killed a man for wounding me,
a young man ^{▼▼ The Hebrew term יֶלֶד (yeled) probably refers to a youthful warrior here, not a child.} for hurting me.