Genesis 4 – Line 00103

LINE RENDERING FILE

YOU ARE WELCOME HERE

This isn’t a lesson. It’s a space. Come as you are. Let the line speak to you.

FILE TAGS

INTRO

This file gives a minimal English phrasing of the original line, built directly from the Line Source File.

It’s readable, but not smoothed. Nothing is added beyond what’s traceable.

RENDERED LINE

And Lamech said to his wives: Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice; wives of Lamech, give ear to my word: For I have killed a man for my wound, and a youth for my bruise.

RENDERING NOTES

“Vayomer Lamech lenashav” = formal speech opening, marks shift to poetic address.

Double imperative (“shma’an … ha’zenah”); both feminine plural, invoking ritual or formal tone.

“Ish … haragti” = “I killed a man,” direct and personal declaration.

“Lefitzi … lechabburati” = “for my wound … for my bruise”; possessive, possibly justifying action.

“Yeled” can mean “child,” “youth,” or simply “young one”; ambiguity retained.

INSERTION / HELPER WORD TRACKING

“To” inserted before “his wives” for syntactical clarity.

Colon added after “wives” for spoken-text formatting.

Em dashes used to clarify poetic structure between parallel commands.

“For” added before “I have killed” to preserve Hebrew causal construction (“ki”).

CONTEXTUAL PLACEMENT

First biblical poetic speech by a human character.

Spoken by Lamech, seventh in Cain’s line, following triad of cultural founders.

Immediately precedes Line_00104, which continues the poem.

Reflects deepening of Cainite themes: violence, pride, self-justification.

STRUCTURAL ALIGNMENT NOTES

Builds directly from Line_00102; closes genealogical arc with personal speech.

Sets up poetic dyad: Line_00103 (action) and Line_00104 (comparison/boast).

Echoes earlier fratricidal language (Cain and Abel), refracted through poetic boast.