Genesis 4:15
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So the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·weh3068the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai·yo·mer559to utter, saya prim. root
to him, "Thereforeלָכֵן֙la·chen3651so, thusa prim. adverb
whoeverכָּל־kol-3605the whole, allfrom kalal
killsהֹרֵ֣גho·reg2026to kill, slaya prim. root
Cain,קַ֔יִןka·yin,7014boldest son of Adam and Evefrom the same as qayin
vengeance will be takenיֻקָּ֑םyuk·kam;5358to avenge, take vengeancea prim. root
on him sevenfold."שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv·'a·ta·yim7659sevenfold, seven timesfrom sheba
And the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah·weh3068the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
appointedוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai·ya·sem7760to put, place, seta prim. root
a signאֹ֔ותo·vt,226a signfrom avah
for Cain,לְקַ֙יִן֙le·ka·yin7014boldest son of Adam and Evefrom the same as qayin
so that no oneכָּל־kol-3605the whole, allfrom kalal
findingמֹצְאֹֽו׃mo·tze·'ov.4672to attain to, finda prim. root
him would slayהַכֹּות־hak·ko·vt-5221to smitea prim. root
him.     
KJV Lexicon
And the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him Therefore
ken  (kane)
set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles) -- + after that (this, -ward, -wards), as ... as, + (for-)asmuch as yet, + be (for which) cause, + following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, + there (where)-fore, this, thus, true, well, you.
whosoever slayeth
harag  (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
Cain
Qayin  (kah'-yin)
Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe -- Cain, Kenite(-s).
vengeance shall be taken
naqam  (naw-kam')
to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish -- avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), surely, take vengeance.
on him sevenfold
shib`athayim  (shib-aw-thah'-yim)
seven-times -- seven(-fold, times).
And the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
set
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
a mark
'owth  (oth)
a signal, as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc. -- mark, miracle, (en-)sign, token.
upon Cain
Qayin  (kah'-yin)
Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe -- Cain, Kenite(-s).
lest
biltiy  (bil-tee')
a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.
any finding
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
him should kill
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
him
New American Standard (©1995)
So the LORD said to him, "Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD appointed a sign for Cain, so that no one finding him would slay him.

King James Bible
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.

American King James Version
And the LORD said to him, Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark on Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

American Standard Version
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.

Darby Bible Translation
And Jehovah said to him, Therefore, whoever slayeth Cain, it shall be revenged sevenfold. And Jehovah set a mark on Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.

English Revised Version
And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD said to him, Therefore whoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him seven-fold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

World English Bible
Yahweh said to him, "Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold." Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should strike him.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith to him, 'Therefore -- of any slayer of Cain sevenfold it is required;' and Jehovah setteth to Cain a token that none finding him doth slay him.

בראשית 4:15 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר לֹ֣ו יְהוָ֗ה לָכֵן֙ כָּל־הֹרֵ֣ג קַ֔יִן שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם יֻקָּ֑ם וַיָּ֨שֶׂם יְהוָ֤ה לְקַ֙יִן֙ אֹ֔ות לְבִלְתִּ֥י הַכֹּות־אֹתֹ֖ו כָּל־מֹצְאֹֽו׃

בראשית 4:15 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויאמר לו יהוה לכן כל־הרג קין שבעתים יקם וישם יהוה לקין אות לבלתי הכות־אתו כל־מצאו׃

בראשית 4:15 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויאמר לו יהוה לכן כל־הרג קין שבעתים יקם וישם יהוה לקין אות לבלתי הכות־אתו כל־מצאו׃

בראשית 4:15 Hebrew Bible
ויאמר לו יהוה לכן כל הרג קין שבעתים יקם וישם יהוה לקין אות לבלתי הכות אתו כל מצאו׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
dixitque ei Dominus nequaquam ita fiet sed omnis qui occiderit Cain septuplum punietur posuitque Dominus Cain signum ut non eum interficeret omnis qui invenisset eum

Anyone Appointed Cain Death Finding Kill Kills Lest Mark None Required Revenged Setteth Seven Sevenfold Seven-fold Sign Slay Slayer Slayeth Slays Smite Strike Suffer Token Truly Vengeance

Appointed Cain Death Finding Found Kill Kills Mark Revenged Seven Sevenfold Seven-Fold Sign Slay Slayeth Slays Strike Suffer Times Vengeance

Appointed Cain Death Finding Found Kill Kills Mark Revenged Seven Sevenfold Seven-Fold Sign Slay Slayeth Slays Strike Suffer Times Vengeance

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