Genesis 4:15

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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.“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.

In other translations

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.“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.

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לוֹloto <the> himיְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לָכֵןlakhen<to> thereforeH3651כָּל־kol-anyH3605הֹרֵגhoreg[one who] killsH2026קַיִןkayin<of> CainH7014שִׁבְעָתַיִםshiv'atayimsevenfoldH7659יֻקָּםyukamhe will be avengedH5358וַיָּשֶׂםvaiyasemand he appointedH7760יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לְקַיִןlekayinfor CainH7014אוֹת'ota signH226לְבִלְתִּיleviltito notH1115הַכּוֹת־hakot-to strikeH5221אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853כָּל־kol-anyH3605מֹצְאוֹ׃motze'o[one who] found himH4672

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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