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15 Yahweh said to him, “Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, so that anyone finding him would not strike him.

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15 And the Lord said to him, [a]Therefore, if anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a [b]mark or sign upon Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:15 Some versions read, “Not so!”
  2. Genesis 4:15 Many commentators believe this sign not to have been like a brand on the forehead, but something awesome about Cain’s appearance that made people dread and avoid him.