Genesis 4:24 Go deeper

If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. (KJV)

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כִּ֥יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 4:24 word 1

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 4:15, Psalms 12:6, Psalms 79:12, Proverbs 6:31, Isaiah 30:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7659; TAHOT Genesis 4:24 word 2

יֻקַּם\־yu.kam-he 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 4:15, Exodus 21:20, Exodus 21:21, Leviticus 19:18, Leviticus 26:25, Numbers 31:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5358; TAHOT Genesis 4:24 word 3

קָ֑יִןKa.yinCain

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 4:24 word 4

וְלֶ֖מֶךְve.Le.mekhand Lamech

Lemma: לֶ֫מֶךְ (le.mekh) · Strong's: H3929G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Lamech

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 4:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3929G; TAHOT Genesis 4:24 word 5

שִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'Imseventy

Lemma: שִׁבְעִים (shiv.im) · Strong's: H7657

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAcmpa)

Meaning: seventy

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 5:12, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 11:26, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 25:7, Genesis 46:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7657; TAHOT Genesis 4:24 word 6

וְשִׁבְעָֽה\׃ve.shiv.'Ahand seven

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: seven

Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2, Genesis 7:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Genesis 4:24 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

If	→	כִּי H3588A for
Cain	→	קַ֫יִן H7014B Cain
is avenged	→	נָקַם H5358 to avenge
sevenfold	→	שִׁבְעָתַיִם H7659 sevenfold
then Lamech	→	לֶ֫מֶךְ H3929G Lamech
seventy-sevenfold	→	שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven

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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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