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15 Then the Lord said to Cain, “No, if anyone kills you, I will punish that person much, much more.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to show that no one should kill him.

Cain’s Family

16 Cain went away from the Lord and lived in the land of Nod.[a]

17 Cain had sexual relations with his wife. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son named Enoch. Cain built a city and gave the city the same name as his son Enoch.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:16 Nod This name means “wandering.”

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