Genesis 4:24
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If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.”
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
“If Cain is avenged sevenfold [as the Lord said he would be], Then Lamech [will be avenged] seventy-sevenfold.”
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech [will be avenged] seventy-sevenfold.
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
If Cain is to be avenged seven times over, then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!
so Cain will be paid back seven times and Lamech seventy-seven times.”
If Kayin will be avenged sevenfold, then Lemekh seventy-sevenfold!”
Anyone who tries to get even with me will be punished ten times more than anyone who tries to get even with Cain.”
If Cain shall be avenged seven-fold; Lemech seventy and seven fold.
Sevenfold vengeance shall be taken for Cain: but for Lamech seventy times sevenfold.
The punishment for killing Cain was very bad. But the punishment for killing me will be many times worse!”
If someone kills Cain, God will punish that person seven times more. But if someone attacks me, I will punish that person 77 times more!’
If Cain will be avenged seven times, then Lamech will be avenged seventy-seven times.
If Cain's revenge is sevenfold, then Lamech's is seventy-sevenfold.”
If Cain's revenge is sevenfold, then Lamech's is seventy-sevenfold.”
If ·Cain’s killer is punished [L Cain is avenged] seven times [4:15], then ·Lamech’s killer will be punished [L Lamech will be avenged] seventy-seven times.” [C Lamech falsely thought he could get away with murder.]
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy times sevenfold.
If Cain is avenged 7 times, then Lamech, 77 times.”
If seven lives are taken to pay for killing Cain, Seventy-seven will be taken if anyone kills me.”
If Cain is to be avenged seven times over, then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!
Cain’s killer may be punished 7 times. Then Lamech’s killer will be punished 77 times.”
For if Cain is being avenged seven times, then Lamech will be avenged 77 times.”
if Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy times seven.
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech will be avenged seventy and seven times.
If anyone who kills Cain will be punished seven times, anyone taking revenge against me for killing that youth should be punished seventy-seven times!”
Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, listen to me; you wives of Lamech, hear me out: I killed a man for wounding me, a young man who attacked me. If Cain is avenged seven times, for Lamech it’s seventy-seven!
If Cain will be avenged sevenfold, then truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
If Cain is avenged 7 times, then Lamech, 77 times.”
If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.”
If Cain is avenged seven times, Then Lamech seventy-seven times!”
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
If Cain received a vengeance of sevenfold, Lamech will receive one of seventy-sevenfold.”
If Cain’s killer is punished seven times, then Lamech’s killer will be punished seventy-seven times.”
If Cain is to be avenged seven times as much, then Lamech seventy-seven times!”
Anyone who would have killed Cain would have been paid back seven times. But anyone who hurts me will be paid back 77 times.”
If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.”
If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.’
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
If those who hurt Cain are punished seven times worse, then those who hurt Lamech will be punished seventy-seven times worse.”
If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times, then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!”
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.’
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.’
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
If Kayin (Cain) shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and seven times over.
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
If Cain is to be avenged seven times, then Lamech—77 times!”
Here’s how I see it: if Cain is avenged seven times, then surely Lamech must be avenged seventy-seven times!
If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times.”
(if) vengeance shall be given sevenfold of Cain, forsooth of Lamech seventy times seven times. (if vengeance shall be given seven times for Cain, then for Lamech it shall be seventy-seven times.)
For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for Lamech seventy and sevenfold.'
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