Genesis 4:15
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“Not so!” replied the LORD. “If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith to him, ‘Therefore—of any slayer of Cain sevenfold it is required;’ and Jehovah setteth to Cain a token that none finding him doth slay him.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
“Not so!”
לָכֵן֙ (lā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

replied
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

the LORD.
יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

“If anyone
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

slays
הֹרֵ֣ג (hō·rêḡ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent

Cain,
קַ֔יִן (qa·yin)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7014: Cain -- a city in southern Judah

[then Cain] will be avenged
יֻקָּ֑ם (yuq·qām)
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5358: To grudge, avenge, punish

sevenfold.”
שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם (šiḇ·‘ā·ṯa·yim)
Number - fd
Strong's 7659: Sevenfold, seven times

And the LORD
יְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

placed
וַיָּ֨שֶׂם (way·yā·śem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

a mark
א֔וֹת (’ō·wṯ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 226: A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence

on Cain,
לְקַ֙יִן֙ (lə·qa·yin)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7014: Cain -- a city in southern Judah

so that no one
לְבִלְתִּ֥י (lə·ḇil·tî)
Preposition-l
Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until

who found him
מֹצְאֽוֹ׃ (mō·ṣə·’ōw)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

would kill
הַכּוֹת־ (hak·kō·wṯ-)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5221: To strike

him.
אֹת֖וֹ (’ō·ṯōw)
Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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