15 Then the Lord replied to him, “In that case,[a] whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” And he placed a mark(A) on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him.

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  1. 4:15 LXX, Syr, Vg read “Not so!

15 But the Lord said to him, “Not so[a]; anyone who kills Cain(A) will suffer vengeance(B) seven times over.(C)” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.

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  1. Genesis 4:15 Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew Very well

24 If Cain is to be avenged seven times over,
then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!

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24 If Cain is avenged(A) seven times,(B)
    then Lamech seventy-seven times.(C)

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