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Genesis 4:24

Hebrew
ESV
If Cain's revenge is sevenfold, then Lamech's is seventy-sevenfold.“
NIV
If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.“
NLT
If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times, then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!“
LXX
ὅτι ἑπτάκις ἐκδεδίκηται ἐκ Καιν ἐκ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
Λαμεχ ἑβδομηκοντάκις ἑπτά
KJV
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

Genesis 4:23 ← Genesis 4:24 → Genesis 4:25

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