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Genesis 4:15

“Not so!” replied the LORD. “If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
ל֣וֹloto <the> him
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לָכֵן֙la.Khen<to> thereforeH3651 →
כָּל־kol-anyH3605 →
הֹרֵ֣גho.Reg[one who] killsH2026 →
קַ֔יִןKa.yin<of> CainH7014 →
שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimsevenfoldH7659 →
יֻקָּ֑םyu.Kamhe will be avengedH5358 →
וַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he appointedH7760 →
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinfor CainH7014 →
א֔וֹת'ota signH226 →
לְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.Tito notH1115 →
הַכּוֹת־ha.kot-to strikeH5221 →
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
כָּל־kol-anyH3605 →
מֹצְאֽוֹ׃mo.tze.'O[one who] found himH4672 →

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Ezekiel 9:4“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”Psalms 79:12Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.Ezekiel 9:6Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.Genesis 4:24If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.Revelation 14:9And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image, and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,Revelation 14:11And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”1 Kings 16:7Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.Leviticus 26:18And if after all this you will not obey Me, I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins.Hosea 1:4Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.Leviticus 26:28then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.Leviticus 26:24then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.Psalms 59:11Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.Leviticus 26:21If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.Matthew 26:52“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.Exodus 21:20If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.Proverbs 6:31Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.

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