4:19 Lamech took two wives for himself; the name of the first was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.
1 tn Heb “the waters were going and lessening.” The perfect verb form הָיָה (hayah) is used as an auxiliary verb with the infinitive absolute חָסוֹר (khasor, “lessening”), while the infinitive absolute הָלוֹךְ (halokh) indicates continuous action.
2 tn Or “could be seen.”