Study it in the app“And YHWH said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” And YHWH put a sign on Cain, so that no one who found him would strike him.”
AndוַYHWHיְהוָהsaidיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“ThereforeלָכֵןwhoeverכָּלkillsהֹרֵגCain,קַיִןvengeance will be taken on himיֻקָּםsevenfold.”שִׁבְעָתַיִםAndוַYHWHיְהוָהputיָּשֶׂםa signאוֹתon Cain,לְקַיִןso that noלְבִלְתִּיoneכָּלwho found himמֹצְאוֹwould strikeהַכּוֹתhim.אֹתוֹ
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearskill
Kill, slay.
Where else “horeg” appearsCain
Cain, the first son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel. In Hebrew "Qayin" sounds like "I have gotten" (Genesis 4:1). Also a place, and the tribe of the Kenites.
Where else “kayin” appearsavenge
Avenge: make someone pay for the wrong done; take vengeance.
Where else “yukam” appearssevenfold
Seven times, sevenfold.
Where else “shivatayim” appearsput
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasem” appearssign
A mark or signal that points to something.
Where else “ot” appearsfind
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “mots” appearsstrike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “hakot” appears14Look, you have driven me out today from the face of the ground, and from your presence I will be hidden; and I will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth, and it will happen that whoever finds me will kill me.”
15 · This verse (above)
16And Cain went out from the presence of YHWH and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
1. What it says
How did Cain feel when YHWH did not look with favor on his offering, and what did YHWH say to him (vv. 5-7)?
2. What it means
What does Cain mean by his question, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (v. 9)?
3. How I live it
How can you deal with anger or envy toward someone today before it grows?
