Genesis 4:23-24

Cain and Abel

23 Lamech said to his wives:
"Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say:
I have killed a man for wounding me,
a young man for striking me.
 24 k If Cain's revenge is sevenfold,
then Lamech's is seventy-sevenfold."

  1. Cross References
    Genesis 4:15
    Then the Lord said to him, "Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the Lord put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him.
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