Genesis 4:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 4:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֣וֹ
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לָכֵן֙
kên
H3651
thus
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הֹרֵ֣ג
hârag
H2026
to kill
קַ֔יִן
Qayin
H7014
Cain
שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם
shibʻâthayim
H7659
sevenfold
יֻקָּ֑ם
nâqam
H5358
to avenge
וַיָּ֨שֶׂם
sûwm
H7760
to put
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְקַ֨יִן֙
Qayin
H7014
Cain
א֔וֹת
ʼôwth
H226
sign
לְבִלְתִּ֥י
biltîy
H1115
except
הַכּוֹת
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֹת֖וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
מֹצְאֽוֹ
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Yahweh said to him, “For that, anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over!” Then Yahweh put a mark on Cain so that everyone who found him would not strike him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).