Genesis 4:15 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁵ And יהוה  said to him, “Well, if anyone kills Qayin, vengeance is taken on him sevenfold.” And יהוה  set up a sign for Qayin, lest anyone finding him kills him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ The LORD said to him, “It won’t happen; anyone who kills Cain will be paid back seven times.” The LORD put a sign on Cain so that no one who found him would assault him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ And the Lord said to him: "By no means will it be so; rather, whoever would kill Cain, will be punished sevenfold." And the Lord placed a seal upon Cain, so that anyone who found him would not put him to death.

Genesis 4:15 Cross References

Genesis 4:24

“For Qayin is avenged sevenfold, and Lemeḵ

1 Kings 16:7

Moreover, the word of יהוה  came by the prophet Yĕ

Psalm 59:11

Do not slay them, lest my people forget; Scatter them by Your power, And bring them down, O יהוה  our shield.

Psalm 79:12

And repay to our neighbours sevenfold Their reproach, into their bosom, With which they have reproached You, O יהוה.

Proverbs 6:31

Yet if he is caught he repays sevenfold; He gives all the wealth of his house.

Ezekiel 9:4

and יהוה  said to him, “Pass on into the midst of the city, into the midst of Yerushalayim, and you shall put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it.”

Ezekiel 9:6

“Slay to destruction old, young men, maidens and children and women, but do not come near anyone upon whom is the mark, and begin at My set-apart place.” So they began with the elders who were in front of the House.

Hosea 1:4

And יהוה  said to him, “Call his name Yizreʽ

Leviticus 26:18

‘And after all this, if you do not obey Me, then I shall punish you seven times more for your sins.

Leviticus 26:21

‘And if you walk contrary to Me, and refuse to obey Me, I shall bring on you seven times more plagues, according to your sins,

Leviticus 26:24

then I also shall walk contrary to you, and I Myself shall smite you seven times for your sins.

Leviticus 26:28

then I shall walk contrary to you in wrath. And I Myself shall punish you seven times for your sins.

Matthew 26:52

Then יהושע  said to him, “Return your sword to its place, for all who take the sword shall die by the sword.

Revelation 14:11

“And the smoke of their torture goes up forever and ever. And they have no rest day or night, those worshipping the beast and his image, also if anyone receives the mark of his name.”

Revelation 14:9

And a third messenger followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark upon his forehead or upon his hand,