“And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.”
Genesis 4:15 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 4:1518 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
ל֣/וֹlwō
pron
יְהוָ֗הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
לָ/כֵן֙lākēn
thereforepronH3651
after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···
כָּלkāl
anynounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
הֹרֵ֣גhōrēg
one who killsverbH2026
out of hand · kill · murder · put to ···
קַ֔יִןqayin
CainnounH7014
Kenite
שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםšibəʿātayim
sevenfoldnounH7659
times)
יֻקָּ֑םyuqām
he will be avengedverbH5358
self) · punish · revenge · surely ···
וַ/יָּ֨שֶׂםwayāśem
and he appointedconjH7760
any wise · bring · call · care ···
יְהוָ֤הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
לְ/קַ֨יִן֙ləqayin
for CainpronH7014
Kenite
א֔וֹתʾwōt
a signnounH226
miracle · sign · token
לְ/בִלְתִּ֥יləbilətiy
to notpronH1115
beside · but · continual · except ···
הַכּוֹתhakwōt
to strikeverbH5221
cast forth · clap · give · go forward ···
אֹת֖/וֹʾōtwō
himparticleH853
כָּלkāl
anynounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
מֹצְאֽ/וֹmōṣəʾwō
one who found himverbH4672
be able · being · catch · certainly ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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