Genesis 4:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the LORDיְהוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to him, "Thereforeלָכֵן֙
(la·chen)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
whoeverכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
killsהֹרֵ֣ג
(ho·reg)
2026: to kill, slaya prim. root
Cain,קַ֔יִן
(ka·yin,)
7014b: oldest son of Adam and Evefrom the same as qayin
vengeance will be takenיֻקָּ֑ם
(yuk·kam;)
5358: to avenge, take vengeancea prim. root
on him sevenfold."שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם
(shiv·'a·ta·yim)
7659: sevenfold, seven timesfrom sheba
And the LORDיְהוָ֤ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
appointedוַיָּ֨שֶׂם
(vai·ya·sem)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
a signאֹ֔ות
(o·vt,)
226: a signfrom avah
for Cain,לְקַ֙יִן֙
(le·ka·yin)
7014b: oldest son of Adam and Evefrom the same as qayin
so that no oneכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
findingמֹצְאֹֽו׃
(mo·tze·'ov.)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
him would slayהַכֹּות־
(hak·ko·vt-)
5221: to smitea prim. root
him. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And the LORD
Yhovah  (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.
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