Verse List for GEN 4:24

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OET (OET-RV) If killers of Kayin would be sentenced seven times as much, ⇔  then anyone who kills me should be sentenced seventy-seven times as much.”

OET-LV If/because sevenfold he _will _be _avenged Qayin/(Cain) and_Lemek seventy and_seven.

ULT If Cain is avenged seven times, ⇔  then Lamech, is avenged seventy-seven times!”

UST God will avenge Cain seven times, ⇔  but I, Lamech avenge myself 77 times!”

BSB & MSB If Cain is avenged sevenfold, ⇔  then Lamech seventy -sevenfold.”[fn]

OEB If Cain is to be avenged sevenfold, ⇔  then Lamech will be seventy and sevenfold.’

WEBBE & WMBB If Cain will be avenged seven times, ⇔  truly Lamech seventy-seven times.”

NET If Cain is to be avenged seven times as much, ⇔ then Lamech seventy-seven times!”

LSV For sevenfold is required for Cain,
And for Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

FBV If the sentence for killing Cain was to be punished seven times over, then if someone kills me, Lamech, the punishment should be seventy-seven times.”

T4T Yahweh said long ago that he would avenge and punish anyone who killed Cain seven times as much as he punished Cain for killing his younger brother. So if anyone tries to kill me, I will punish him 77 times as much as Yahweh punished Cain.”

LEB • If Cain is avenged sevenfold,
• Then Lamech will be avenged seventy and seven times.

BBE If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.

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JPS If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

ASV If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, ⇔ Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

DRA Sevenfold vengeance shall be taken for Cain: but for Lamech seventy times sevenfold.

YLT For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for Lamech seventy and sevenfold.'

Drby If Cain shall be avenged seven-fold; Lemech seventy and seven fold.

RV If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

SLT If Cain shall be avenged seven fold, also Lamech seventy and seven.

Wbstr If Cain shall be avenged seven-fold, truly Lamech seventy and seven-fold.

KJB-1769 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

KJB-1611 If Cain shall bee auenged seuen fold, truely Lamech seuenty and seuen folde.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps If Cain shalbe auenged seuen folde, truely Lamech seuentie tymes & seuen tymes.
(If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy times and seven times.)

Gnva If Kain shalbe auenged seuen folde, truely Lamech, seuentie times seuen folde.
(If Kain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech, seventy times sevenfold.)

Cvdl Cain shalbe aueged seue tymes: but Lamech seuen and seuentie tymes.
(Cain shall be avenged seven times: but Lamech seven and seventy times.)

Wycl veniaunce schal be youun seuenfold of Cayn, forsothe of Lameth seuentisithis seuensithis.
(vengeance shall be given sevenfold of Cayn, for_certain/truly of Lameth seventysithis sevensithis.)

Luth Kain soll siebenmal gerochen werden, aber Lamech siebenundsiebenzigmal.
(Kain should seven_times smelt become, but Lamech sevenundsiebenzigmal.)

ClVg Septuplum ultio dabitur de Cain: de Lamech vero septuagies septies.][fn]
(Septuplum revenge will_be_given from/about Cain: from/about Lamech indeed/however septuagies seven_times.])

UHB כִּ֥י שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם יֻקַּם־קָ֑יִן וְ⁠לֶ֖מֶךְ שִׁבְעִ֥ים וְ⁠שִׁבְעָֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὅτι ἑπτάκις ἐκδεδίκηται ἐκ Κάϊν· ἐκ δὲ Λάμεχ, ἑβδομηκοντάκις ἑπτά.

BrTr Because vengeance has been exacted seven times on Cain's behalf, on Lamech's it shall be seventy times seven.