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And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 1
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 2
לָכֵן֙la.Khen<to> therefore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 3
כָּל\־kol-any
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 4
הֹרֵ֣גho.Reg[one who] kills
Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to kill
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12, Genesis 20:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 5
קַ֔יִןKa.yin<of> Cain
Lemma: קַ֫יִן (qa.yin) · Strong's: H7014B
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Cain
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7014B; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 6
שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimsevenfold
Lemma: שִׁבְעָתַיִם (shiv.a.ta.yim) · Strong's: H7659
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HAcfda)
Meaning: sevenfold
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Psalms 12:6, Psalms 79:12, Proverbs 6:31, Isaiah 30:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7659; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 7
יֻקָּ֑םyu.Kamhe will be avenged
Lemma: נָקַם (na.qam) · Strong's: H5358
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHi3ms)
Meaning: to avenge
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Exodus 21:20, Exodus 21:21, Leviticus 19:18, Leviticus 26:25, Numbers 31:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5358; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 8
וַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he appointed
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to set: put
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9, Genesis 24:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 9
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 10
לְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinfor Cain
Lemma: קַ֫יִן (qa.yin) · Strong's: H7014B
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Cain
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7014B; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 11
א֔וֹת'ota sign
Lemma: אוֹת (ot) · Strong's: H0226H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: sign: indicator
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:11, Exodus 12:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0226H; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 12
לְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.Tito not
Lemma: בִּלְתִּי (bil.ti) · Strong's: H1115
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: lest
Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 38:9, Genesis 43:3, Genesis 43:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1115; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 13
הַכּוֹת\־ha.kot-to strike
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17, Genesis 19:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 14
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> him
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 15
כָּל\־kol-any
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 16
מֹצְאֽוֹ\׃mo.tze.'O[one who] found him
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 16:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Genesis 4:15 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Not so | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| replied | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| If anyone | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| slays | → | הָרַג H2026 to kill |
| Cain | → | קַ֫יִן H7014B Cain |
| [then Cain] will be avenged | → | נָקַם H5358 to avenge |
| sevenfold | → | שִׁבְעָתַיִם H7659 sevenfold |
| And the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| placed | → | שׂוּם H7760H to set: put |
| a mark | → | אוֹת H0226H sign: indicator |
| on Cain | → | קַ֫יִן H7014B Cain |
| so that no one | → | בִּלְתִּי H1115 lest |
| . . . | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| who found him | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| would kill | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| him | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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