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15 The Lord said to him, “No![a] If anyone kills Cain, he will face sevenfold revenge.” And the Lord appointed a sign for[b] Cain, so that anyone who found him would not strike him down.

The Descendants of Cain

16 Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod,[c] east of Eden.

17 Cain was intimate with his wife. She conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Cain built a city and named the city after his son Enoch.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:15 The translation no is supported by the ancient versions. The Hebrew reads very well then.
  2. Genesis 4:15 Or placed a mark on
  3. Genesis 4:16 Nod means wandering.