NKJV Genesis 4:15-16:16 - Cain and Abel

Cain and Abel

¹⁵ And the LORD said to him, ₁ "Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him _n sevenfold." And the LORD set a _o mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him. ¹⁶ Then Cain _p went out from the _q presence of the LORD and dwelt in the land of ₂ Nod on the east of Eden.

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Genesis 4:15

Cain
A possession; a spear. (1.) The first-born son of Adam and Eve (Gen 4). He became a tiller of the...
Lord
There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered. (1.) Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the...

Strong's Concordance

Genesis 4:15

And the LORDH3068 saidH559 unto him, ThereforeH3651 whosoever slayethH2026 Cain,H7014 vengeance shall be takenH5358 on him sevenfold.H7659 And the LORDH3068 setH7760 a markH226 upon Cain,H7014 lestH1115 any findingH4672 him should killH5221 him.

Notes

Genesis 4:15 - 16

And the LORD said to him, "Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him. Then 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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