Genesis 4:24
KJV
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
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 …
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.