NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And the LORDYhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. said 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) unto him Therefore ken (kane) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles) -- + after that (this, -ward, -wards), as ... as, + (for-)asmuch as yet, + be (for which) cause, + following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, + there (where)-fore, this, thus, true, well, you. whosoever slayeth harag (haw-rag') to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely. Cain Qayin (kah'-yin) Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe -- Cain, Kenite(-s). vengeance shall be taken naqam (naw-kam') to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish -- avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), surely, take vengeance. on him sevenfold shib`athayim (shib-aw-thah'-yim) seven-times -- seven(-fold, times). And the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. set suwm (soom) to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work. a mark 'owth (oth) a signal, as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc. -- mark, miracle, (en-)sign, token. upon Cain Qayin (kah'-yin) Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe -- Cain, Kenite(-s). lest biltiy (bil-tee') a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc. any finding matsa' (maw-tsaw') to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present him should kill nakah (naw-kaw') to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) him Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible So the LORD said to him, "Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD appointed a sign for Cain, so that no one finding him would slay him. King James Bible And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the LORD replied to him, "In that case, whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over." And He placed a mark on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him. International Standard Version The LORD told him, "This won't happen, because whoever kills you will suffer seven times the vengeance." Then the LORD placed a sign on Cain so that no one finding him would kill him. NET Bible But the LORD said to him, "All right then, if anyone kills Cain, Cain will be avenged seven times as much." Then the LORD put a special mark on Cain so that no one who found him would strike him down. GOD'S WORD® Translation So the LORD said to him, "Not so! Anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over." The LORD gave Cain a sign so that anyone meeting him would not kill him. King James 2000 Bible And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. Links Genesis 4:15Genesis 4:15 NIV Genesis 4:15 NLT Genesis 4:15 ESV Genesis 4:15 NASB Genesis 4:15 KJV |