Genesis 4:24
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.””
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BSBPD
“If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for Lamech seventy and sevenfold.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 4:24 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 4:15“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.
- Matthew 18:22Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
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