Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
If Cain shall be avenged seven fold, also Lamech seventy and seven.
New American Standard Bible
Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
King James Version
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
Holman Bible
then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!
International Standard Version
For if Cain is being avenged seven times, then Lamech will be avenged 77 times."
A Conservative Version
If Cain shall be avenged seven fold, truly Lamech seventy-seven fold.
American Standard Version
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
Amplified
“If Cain is avenged sevenfold [as the Lord said he would be],
Then Lamech [will be avenged]
Bible in Basic English
If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.
Darby Translation
If Cain shall be avenged seven-fold; Lemech seventy and seven fold.
King James 2000
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech [will be avenged] seventy and seven [times].
Modern King James verseion
For Cain is avenged seven times, and Lamech seventy-seven times.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For Cain shall be avenged sevenfold: but Lamech seventy times sevenfold."
NET Bible
If Cain is to be avenged seven times as much, then Lamech seventy-seven times!"
New Heart English Bible
If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times."
The Emphasized Bible
If, sevenfold, be, the avenging of Cain, Then, of Lamech, seventy and seven.
Webster
If Cain shall be avenged seven-fold, truly Lamech seventy and seven-fold.
World English Bible
If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times."
Youngs Literal Translation
For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for Lamech seventy and sevenfold.'
Topics
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Naqam
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 4:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cain And Abel
23 And Lamech will say his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, and give ear to my word: for I killed a man to my wound, and a son to my cutting. 24 If Cain shall be avenged seven fold, also Lamech seventy and seven. 25 And Adam will know his wife again, and she will bear a son, and she will call his name Seth: for God set me a second seed instead of Abel, for Cain slew him.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 4:15
And Jehovah will say to him, Therefore, every one killing Cain, he shall be avenged seven fold. And Jehovah will put a sign upon Cain, lest any finding him, smite him.
Matthew 18:22
And Jesus says to him, I say not to thee, till seven times; but till seventy times seven.