15 So the Lord said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him (A)seven times as much.” And the Lord [a](B)placed a mark on Cain, so that no one finding him would kill him.

16 Then Cain left the presence (C)of the Lord, and [b]settled in the land of [c]Nod, east of Eden.

17 Cain [d]had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and Cain built a city, and named the city Enoch, after the name of his son.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:15 Or set a sign for
  2. Genesis 4:16 Lit dwelt
  3. Genesis 4:16 I.e., wandering
  4. Genesis 4:17 Lit knew his

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