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  1. I will slay men for smiting me, And for wounding me young men shall die. If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Lamech seventy and seven.This is the most antique song or poem in the world, the only poem which dates from before the Flood, the sole literary relic of the antediluvian race.

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  2. May 28, 2000 · And traditionally, Lamech’s poem has been called, in biblical literature, the Song of the Sword. 23 Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say: I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.

  3. Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me. If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times. Here Lamech admits to killing a young man in retaliation for striking him.

  4. The Song of the Sword. These verses are written in a poetical style, with the parallelism of clauses characteristic of Hebrew poetry. It is the first instance of Hebrew poetical composition in the Bible1[10].

  5. Feb 2, 2020 · The Song of the Sword Lamech, the first polygamist mentioned in the Bible, makes his appearance in the fourth chapter of Genesis. If you’ve never heard of Lamech, it might be because this part of the Bible is not part of the Church’s cycle of readings.

  6. He was the first to violate the primeval ordinance of marriage ( Genesis 4:18 -24). His address to his two wives, Adah and Zillah ( 4:23, 24), is the only extant example of antediluvian poetry. It has been called "Lamech's sword-song." He was "rude and ruffianly," fearing neither God nor man.

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  8. As the song of the winter stars, Ho! then, the sound Of my voice, the implacable Angel of Destiny!— I am the Sword. Heroes, my children, Follow, O follow me, Follow, exulting In the great light that breaks From the sacred companionship: Thrust through the fatuous, Thrust through the fungous brood Spawned in my shadow And gross with my gift!

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