Genesis

Genesis 4:24

²⁴If Cain is avenged sevenfold,

then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”^g

Footnotes

g 4:24 Hebrew; LXX can be translated as either seventy times seven or seventy-sevenfold; see also Matthew 18:22|MAT 18:22.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Cain	קָ֑יִן	qā·yin	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7014 Cain
is avenged	יֻקַּם־	yuq·qam-	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5358 avenge, take vengeance
sevenfold	שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם	šiḇ·‘ā·ṯa·yim	Number - fd	H7659 seven-fold, seven times
then Lamech	וְלֶ֖מֶךְ	wə·le·meḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3929 Lemek
seventy-sevenfold	וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃	wə·šiḇ·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.