Genesis 4:24
Modern Translations
New International Version
If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times."

New Living Translation
If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times, then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!”

English Standard Version
If Cain’s revenge is sevenfold, then Lamech’s is seventy-sevenfold.”

Berean Study Bible
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

New American Standard Bible
“If Cain is avenged seven times, Then Lamech seventy-seven times!”

NASB 1995
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold."

NASB 1977
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

Amplified Bible
“If Cain is avenged sevenfold [as the LORD said he would be], Then Lamech [will be avenged] seventy-sevenfold.”

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If Cain is to be avenged seven times over, then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!

Contemporary English Version
Anyone who tries to get even with me will be punished ten times more than anyone who tries to get even with Cain."

Good News Translation
If seven lives are taken to pay for killing Cain, Seventy-seven will be taken if anyone kills me."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If Cain is avenged 7 times, then Lamech, 77 times."

International Standard Version
For if Cain is being avenged seven times, then Lamech will be avenged 77 times."

NET Bible
If Cain is to be avenged seven times as much, then Lamech seventy-seven times!"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

New King James Version
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

King James 2000 Bible
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

New Heart English Bible
If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times."

World English Bible
If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times."

American King James Version
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

American Standard Version
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

A Faithful Version
For if Cain is avenged seven times, then truly Lamech is avenged seventy-seven times."

Darby Bible Translation
If Cain shall be avenged seven-fold; Lemech seventy and seven fold.

English Revised Version
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

Webster's Bible Translation
If Cain shall be avenged seven-fold, truly Lamech seventy and seven-fold.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
If Kain shalbe auenged seuen folde, truely Lamech, seuentie times seuen folde.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
If Cain shalbe auenged seuen folde, truely Lamech seuentie tymes & seuen tymes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Cain shalbe aueged seue tymes: but Lamech seuen and seuentie tymes.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For Cain shall be avenged sevenfolde: but Lamech seventie tymes sevenfolde.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For sevenfold is required for Cain, "" And for Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

Young's Literal Translation
For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for Lamech seventy and sevenfold.'

Smith's Literal Translation
If Cain shall be avenged seven fold, also Lamech seventy and seven.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Sevenfold vengeance shall be taken for Cain: but for Lamech seventy times sevenfold.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Sevenfold vengeance will be given for Cain, but for Lamech, seventy-seven times.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because Qayn shall be rewarded sevenfold, and Lamek seventy and seven.”

Lamsa Bible
For if Cain is to be avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Because vengeance has been exacted seven times on Cain's behalf, on Lamech's it shall be seventy times seven.
















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