15 Then the Lord said to him, “Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him (A)sevenfold.” And the Lord (B)put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him.

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15 But the Lord said to him, “Not so[a]; anyone who kills Cain(A) will suffer vengeance(B) seven times over.(C)” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:15 Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew Very well

24 (A)If Cain's revenge is sevenfold,
    then Lamech's is seventy-sevenfold.”

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24 If Cain is avenged(A) seven times,(B)
    then Lamech seventy-seven times.(C)

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21 (A)“Then if you walk contrary to me and will not listen to me, I will continue striking you, sevenfold for your sins.

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21 “‘If you remain hostile(A) toward me and refuse to listen to me, I will multiply your afflictions seven times over,(B) as your sins deserve.

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28 then I will walk contrary to you (A)in fury, and I myself will discipline you (B)sevenfold for your sins.

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28 then in my anger(A) I will be hostile(B) toward you, and I myself will punish you for your sins seven times over.(C)

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31 but (A)if he is caught, he will pay (B)sevenfold;
    he will give all the goods of his house.

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31 Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,(A)
    though it costs him all the wealth of his house.

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