15 Then the Lord said unto him, Doubtless whosoever slayeth Cain, he shall be [a]punished seven fold. And the Lord set a [b]mark upon Cain, lest any man finding him, should kill him.

16 Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod toward the East side of Eden.

17 Cain also knew his wife, which conceived and bore Enoch: and he built a [c]city, and called the name of the city by the name of his son, Enoch.

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  1. Genesis 4:15 Not for the love he bare to Cain, but to suppress murder.
  2. Genesis 4:15 Which was some visible sign of God’s judgment, that others should fear thereby.
  3. Genesis 4:17 Thinking thereby to be sure, and to have less occasion to fear God’s judgments against him.

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. 16 So Cain went out from the Lord’s presence(D) and lived in the land of Nod,[b] east of Eden.(E)

17 Cain made love to his wife,(F) and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city,(G) and he named it after his son(H) Enoch.

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  1. Genesis 4:15 Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew Very well
  2. Genesis 4:16 Nod means wandering (see verses 12 and 14).