14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.

15 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.

16 And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

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14 Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; (A)I shall be (B)hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that (C)anyone who finds me will kill me.”

15 And the Lord said to him, [a]“Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him (D)sevenfold.” And the Lord set a (E)mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.

The Family of Cain

16 Then Cain (F)went out from the (G)presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of [b]Nod on the east of Eden.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:15 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. Not so;
  2. Genesis 4:16 Lit. Wandering

14 Behold, You have (A)driven me this day from the face of the ground; and I will be hidden from Your face, and (B)I will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth, and (C)whoever finds me will kill me.” 15 So the Lord said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him (D)seven times as much.” And the Lord [a](E)placed a mark on Cain, so that no one finding him would kill him.

16 Then Cain left the presence (F)of the Lord, and [b]settled in the land of [c]Nod, east of Eden.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:15 Or set a sign for
  2. Genesis 4:16 Lit dwelt
  3. Genesis 4:16 I.e., wandering