Genesis

Genesis 4:15–16

¹⁵“Not so!”^e 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.

¹⁶So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod,^f east of Eden.

Footnotes

e 4:15 LXX, Vulgate, and Syriac; Hebrew “Very well!” or “Therefore:”
f 4:16 Nod means wandering.

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Genesis 4:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Not so	לָכֵן֙	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
replied	וַיֹּ֧אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
If anyone	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
slays	הֹרֵ֣ג	hō·rêḡ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H2026 kill, slay
Cain	קַ֔יִן	qa·yin	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7014 Cain
will be avenged	יֻקָּ֑ם	yuq·qām	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5358 avenge, take vengeance
sevenfold	שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם	šiḇ·‘ā·ṯa·yim	Number - fd	H7659 seven-fold, seven times
And the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
placed	וַיָּ֨שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
a mark	א֔וֹת	’ō·wṯ	Noun - common singular	H226 sign
on Cain	לְקַ֙יִן֙	lə·qa·yin	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7014 Cain
so that no one	לְבִלְתִּ֥י	lə·ḇil·tî	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
who found him	מֹצְאֽוֹ׃	mō·ṣə·’ōw	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
would kill	הַכּוֹת־	hak·kō·wṯ-	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5221 smite
him	אֹת֖וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative

Genesis 4:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Cain	קַ֖יִן	qa·yin	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7014 Cain
went out	וַיֵּ֥צֵא	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from the presence	מִלִּפְנֵ֣י	mil·lip̄·nê	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and settled	וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the land	בְּאֶֽרֶץ־	bə·’e·reṣ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Nod	נ֖וֹד	nō·wḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5113 Nod
east	קִדְמַת־	qiḏ·maṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6926 front, East
of Eden	עֵֽדֶן׃	‘ê·ḏen	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5731 Eden

Cross-references

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Genesis 4:15 Ezekiel 9:4 · Psalm 79:12 · Ezekiel 9:6 · Genesis 4:24 · Revelation 14:11 · Revelation 14:9

Genesis 4:16 Exodus 20:18 · Job 2:7 · Genesis 4:14 · Jeremiah 52:3 · 2 Kings 24:20 · Jeremiah 23:39 · Genesis 3:8 · 2 Kings 13:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.