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Gen 4:23 — And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

hear		Num 23:18; Jdg 9:7
I have slain a man to my wounding		or, I would slay a man in my wound, etc.; Gen 49:6
to my hurt		or, in my hurt.

Correlating Passages

hear

	Num 23:18	And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
	Jdg 9:7	And when they told [it] to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

I have slain a man to my wounding

Gen 49:6

O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 4:23," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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