Genesis 4:15
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Genesis 4:15
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Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
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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.
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And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
And the LORDH3068 saidH559 unto him, ThereforeH3651 whosoever slayethH2026 CainH7014, vengeance shall be takenH5358 on him sevenfoldH7659. And the LORDH3068 setH7760 a markH226 upon CainH7014, lestH1115 any findingH4672 him should killH5221 him.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו יְהוָה לָכֵן כָּל־הֹרֵג קַיִן שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקָּם וַיָּשֶׂם יְהוָה לְקַיִן אֹות לְבִלְתִּי הַכֹּות־אֹתֹו כָּל־מֹצְאֹו׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר |
va/i.Yo.mer | H559 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he said |
ל֣/וֹ |
l/o | HR/Sp3ms | to (the)/ him | |
יְהוָ֗ה |
Yah.weh | H3068 | HNp | Yahweh |
לָ/כֵן֙ |
la./Khen | H3651 | HR/D | (to)/ therefore |
כָּל |
kol- | H3605 | HNcmsc | any |
הֹרֵ֣ג |
ho.Reg | H2026 | HVqrmsc | (one who) kills |
קַ֔יִן |
Ka.yin | H7014 | HNp | (of) Cain |
שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם |
shiv.'a.Ta.yim | H7659 | HNcfda | sevenfold |
יֻקָּ֑ם |
yu.Kam | H5358 | HVHi3ms | he will be avenged |
וַ/יָּ֨שֶׂם |
va/i.Ya.sem | H7760 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he appointed |
יְהוָ֤ה |
Yah.weh | H3068 | HNp | Yahweh |
לְ/קַ֨יִן֙ |
le./Ka.yin | H7014 | HR/Np | for/ Cain |
א֔וֹת |
'ot | H226 | HNcbsa | a sign |
לְ/בִלְתִּ֥י |
le./vil.Ti | H1115 | HR/C | to/ not |
הַכּוֹת |
ha.kot- | H5221 | HVhc | to strike |
אֹת֖/וֹ |
'o.T/o | H853 | HTo/Sp3ms | (obj.)/ him |
כָּל |
kol- | H3605 | HNcmsc | any |
מֹצְאֽ/וֹ |
mo.tze.'/O | H4672 | HVqrmsc/Sp3ms | (one who) found/ him |
Strong's References
- H226 — אוֹת (ʼôwth, oth): probably from אוּת (ʼûwth) H225 (in the sense of appearing); a signal (literally or figuratively), as aflag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.; mark, miracle, (en-) sign, token.
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H1115 — בִּלְתִּי (biltîy, bil-tee'): constructive feminine of בָּלָה (bâlâh) H1086 (equivalent to בְּלִי (bᵉlîy) H1097); properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.; because un(satiable), beside, but, [phrase] continual, except, from, lest, neither, no more, none, not, nothing, save, that no, without.
- H2026 — הָרַג (hârag, haw-rag'): a primitive root; to smite with deadly intent; destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.
- H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
- H3651 — כֵּן (kên, kane): from כּוּן (kûwn) H3559; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles); [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you.
- H4672 — מָצָא (mâtsâʼ, maw-tsaw'): a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present; [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), [idiom] occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
- H5221 — נָכָה (nâkâh, naw-kaw'): a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively); beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.
- H5358 — נָקַם (nâqam, naw-kam'): a primitive root; to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish; avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), [idiom] surely, take vengeance.
- H7014 — קַיִן (Qayin, kah'-yin): the same as קַיִן (qayin) H7013 (with a play upon the affinity to קָנָה (qânâh) H7069); Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe; Cain, Kenite(-s).
- H7659 — שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shibʻâthayim, shib-aw-thah'-yim): dual (adverbially) of שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ) H7651; seven-times; seven(-fold, times).
- H7760 — שׂוּם (sûwm, soom): or שִׂים (sîym); a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase] name, [idiom] on, ordain, order, [phrase] paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), [phrase] regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, [phrase] stedfastly, take, [idiom] tell, [phrase] tread down, (over-)turn, [idiom] wholly, work.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל (kôwl); from כָּלַל (kâlal) H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- set a mark — Ezekiel 9:4, Ezekiel 9:6, Revelation 14:9, Revelation 14:11
- sevenfold — Genesis 4:24, Leviticus 26:18, Leviticus 26:21, Leviticus 26:24, Leviticus 26:28, Psalms 79:12, Proverbs 6:31
- Therefore — 1 Kings 16:7, Psalms 59:11, Hosea 1:4, Matthew 26:52
Reciprocal references (3): Genesis 4:14, Exodus 21:20, Hebrews 11:4
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