Genesis 4:13-15

International Children’s Bible

¹³ Then Cain said to the Lord, “This punishment is more than I can stand! ¹⁴ Look! You have forced me to stop working the ground. And now I must hide from you. I will wander around on the earth. And anyone who meets me can kill me.”

¹⁵ Then the Lord said to Cain, “No! If anyone kills you, I will punish that person seven times more.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain. It was a warning to anyone who met him not to kill him.