Genesis 4:15
“Not so!” replied the Lord. “If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” And the Lord placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him.
Note LXX, Vulgate, and Syriac; Hebrew “Very well!” or “Therefore:”
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.
The Lord said to him, “Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” The Lord appointed a sign for Cain, so that anyone finding him would not strike him.
And Jehovah said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Jehovah appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Therefore
- 1 Kings 16:7; Psalm 59:11; Hosea 1:4; Matthew 26:52
- sevenfold
- Genesis 4:24; Leviticus 26:18, 21, 24, 28; Psalm 79:12; Proverbs 6:31
- Genesis 4:15
- set a mark, etc. Or, rather, "gave a sign or token to Cain, that those who found him should not kill him."
- Ezekiel 9:4, 6; Revelation 14:9, 11