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Genesis 4:24
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KJ21
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.”
ASV
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
AMP
“If Cain is avenged sevenfold [as the Lord said he would be], Then Lamech [will be avenged] seventy-sevenfold.”
AMPC
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech [will be avenged] seventy-sevenfold.
BRG
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
CSB
If Cain is to be avenged seven times over, then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!
CSBA
If Cain is to be avenged seven times over, then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!
CEB
so Cain will be paid back seven times and Lamech seventy-seven times.”
CJB
If Kayin will be avenged sevenfold, then Lemekh seventy-sevenfold!”
CEV
Anyone who tries to get even with me will be punished ten times more than anyone who tries to get even with Cain.”
DARBY
If Cain shall be avenged seven-fold; Lemech seventy and seven fold.
DRA
Sevenfold vengeance shall be taken for Cain: but for Lamech seventy times sevenfold.
ERV
The punishment for killing Cain was very bad. But the punishment for killing me will be many times worse!”
EASY
If someone kills Cain, God will punish that person seven times more. But if someone attacks me, I will punish that person 77 times more!’
EHV
If Cain will be avenged seven times, then Lamech will be avenged seventy-seven times.
ESV
If Cain's revenge is sevenfold, then Lamech's is seventy-sevenfold.”
ESVUK
If Cain's revenge is sevenfold, then Lamech's is seventy-sevenfold.”
EXB
If ·Cain’s killer is punished [L Cain is avenged] seven times [4:15], then ·Lamech’s killer will be punished [L Lamech will be avenged] seventy-seven times.” [C Lamech falsely thought he could get away with murder.]
GNV
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy times sevenfold.
GW
If Cain is avenged 7 times, then Lamech, 77 times.”
GNT
If seven lives are taken to pay for killing Cain, Seventy-seven will be taken if anyone kills me.”
HCSB
If Cain is to be avenged seven times over, then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!
ICB
Cain’s killer may be punished 7 times. Then Lamech’s killer will be punished 77 times.”
ISV
For if Cain is being avenged seven times, then Lamech will be avenged 77 times.”
JUB
if Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy times seven.
KJV
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
AKJV
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
LSB
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
LEB
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech will be avenged seventy and seven times.
TLB
If anyone who kills Cain will be punished seven times, anyone taking revenge against me for killing that youth should be punished seventy-seven times!”
MSG
Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, listen to me; you wives of Lamech, hear me out: I killed a man for wounding me, a young man who attacked me. If Cain is avenged seven times, for Lamech it’s seventy-seven!
MEV
If Cain will be avenged sevenfold, then truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
NOG
If Cain is avenged 7 times, then Lamech, 77 times.”
NABRE
If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.”
NASB
If Cain is avenged seven times, Then Lamech seventy-seven times!”
NASB1995
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
NCB
If Cain received a vengeance of sevenfold, Lamech will receive one of seventy-sevenfold.”
NCV
If Cain’s killer is punished seven times, then Lamech’s killer will be punished seventy-seven times.”
NET
If Cain is to be avenged seven times as much, then Lamech seventy-seven times!”
NIRV
Anyone who would have killed Cain would have been paid back seven times. But anyone who hurts me will be paid back 77 times.”
NIV
If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.”
NIVUK
If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.’
NKJV
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
NLV
If those who hurt Cain are punished seven times worse, then those who hurt Lamech will be punished seventy-seven times worse.”
NLT
If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times, then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!”
NRSVA
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.’
NRSVACE
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.’
NRSVCE
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
NRSVUE
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
OJB
If Kayin (Cain) shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and seven times over.
RGT
“If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy times sevenfold.”
RSV
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
RSVCE
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
TLV
If Cain is to be avenged seven times, then Lamech—77 times!”
VOICE
Here’s how I see it: if Cain is avenged seven times, then surely Lamech must be avenged seventy-seven times!
WEB
If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times.”
WYC
(if) vengeance shall be given sevenfold of Cain, forsooth of Lamech seventy times seven times. (if vengeance shall be given seven times for Cain, then for Lamech it shall be seventy-seven times.)
YLT
For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for Lamech seventy and sevenfold.'
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