Genesis 4:24

KJV

If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

— Genesis 4:24, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Genesis Chapter 4 connects to 2 cross-references. Cain and Abel both offer sacrifices; God accepts Abel's but rejects Cain's, leading Cain to murder his brother. God marks Cain and sends him east of Eden, where he founds a city; the chapter ends with the birth of Seth …

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Other Translations

ASV

If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

YLT

For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for Lamech seventy and sevenfold.'

BBE

If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.

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