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Genesis 4:15

NETBible	But the Lord said to him, “All right then,¹ if anyone kills Cain, Cain will be avenged seven times as much.”² Then the Lord put a special mark³ on Cain so that no one who found him would strike him down.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Gen 4:15	But the LORD said to him, "Not so; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over." Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no-one who found him would kill him.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 4:15	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.
NLT © biblegateway Gen 4:15	The LORD replied, "They will not kill you, for I will give seven times your punishment to anyone who does." Then the LORD put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who might try to kill him.
MSG © biblegateway Gen 4:15	GOD told him, "No. Anyone who kills Cain will pay for it seven times over." GOD put a mark on Cain to protect him so that no one who met him would kill him.
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 4:15	And the Lord said, Truly, if Cain is put to death, seven lives will be taken for his. And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one might put him to death.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 4:15	Then the LORD said to him, "Not so! Whoever kills Cain will suffer a sevenfold vengeance." And the LORD put a mark on Cain, so that no one who came upon him would kill him.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 4:15	And the LORD said to him, "Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.
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KJV	And the LORD <03068> said <0559> (8799) unto him, Therefore <03651> whosoever slayeth <02026> (8802) Cain <07014>_, vengeance shall be taken <05358> (8714) on him sevenfold <07659>_. And the LORD <03068> set <07760> (8799) a mark <0226> upon Cain <07014>_, lest <01115> any finding <04672> (8802) him should kill <05221> (8687) him.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 4:15	So the LORD <03068> said <0559> to him, "Therefore <03651> whoever <03605> kills <02026> Cain <07014> , vengeance <05358> will be taken <05358> on him sevenfold <07659> ." And the LORD <03068> appointed <07760> a sign <0226> for Cain <07014> , so that no <03605> one <03605> finding <04672> him would slay <05221> him.
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} autw <846> D-DSM kuriov <2962> N-NSM o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM ouc <3364> ADV outwv <3778> ADV pav <3956> A-NSM o <3588> T-NSM apokteinav <615> V-AAPNS kain <2535> N-PRI epta <2033> N-NUI ekdikoumena <1556> V-PMPAP paralusei <3886> V-FAI-3S kai <2532> CONJ eyeto <5087> V-AMI-3S kuriov <2962> N-NSM o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM shmeion <4592> N-ASN tw <3588> T-DSM kain <2535> N-PRI tou <3588> T-GSN mh <3165> ADV anelein <337> V-AAN auton <846> D-ASM panta <3956> A-ASM ton <3588> T-ASM euriskonta <2147> V-PAPAS auton <846> D-ASM
NET [draft] ITL	But the Lord <03068> said <0559> to him, “All <03605> right then, if <03651> anyone kills <02026> Cain <07014> , Cain will be avenged <05358> seven <07659> times as much.” Then the Lord <03068> put <07760> a special mark <0226> on Cain <07014> so that no one <03605> <01115> who found <04672> him would strike <05221> him down <05221> .
HEBREW	waum <04672> lk <03605> wta <0853> twkh <05221> ytlbl <01115> twa <0226> Nyql <07014> hwhy <03068> Mvyw <07760> Mqy <05358> Mytebs <07659> Nyq <07014> grh <02026> lk <03605> Nkl <03651> hwhy <03068> wl <0> rmayw (4:15) <0559>

NETBible

But the Lord said to him, “All right then,¹ if anyone kills Cain, Cain will be avenged seven times as much.”² Then the Lord put a special mark³ on Cain so that no one who found him would strike him down.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn The Hebrew term לָכֵן (lakhen, “therefore”) in this context carries the sense of “Okay,” or “in that case then I will do this.”

²sn The symbolic number seven is used here to emphasize that the offender will receive severe punishment. For other rhetorical and hyperbolic uses of the expression “seven times over,” see Pss 12:6; 79:12; Prov 6:31; Isa 30:26.

³tn Heb “sign”; “reminder.” The term “sign” is not used in the translation because it might imply to an English reader that God hung a sign on Cain. The text does not identify what the “sign” was. It must have been some outward, visual reminder of Cain’s special protected status.

⁴sn God becomes Cain’s protector. Here is common grace – Cain and his community will live on under God’s care, but without salvation.