13 And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

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.

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13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is more than I can bear. 14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence;(A) I will be a restless wanderer on the earth,(B) and whoever finds me will kill me.”(C)

15 But the Lord said to him, “Not so[a]; anyone who kills Cain(D) will suffer vengeance(E) seven times over.(F)” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:15 Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew Very well

13 And Cain said to the Lord, “My [a]punishment is greater than I can bear! 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, [b]“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.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:13 iniquity
  2. Genesis 4:15 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. Not so;