Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 4:15 Interlinear
“said And the LORD unto him Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain on him sevenfold vengeance shall be taken set And the LORD Cain a mark lest him should kill any finding”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | H559 | said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | ל֣וֹ | H0 | ||
| 3 | יְהוָ֤ה | H3068 | And the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 4 | לָכֵן֙ | H3651 | unto him Therefore | properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner |
| 5 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 6 | הֹרֵ֣ג | H2026 | whosoever slayeth | to smite with deadly intent |
| 7 | לְקַ֙יִן֙ | H7014 | Cain | kajin, the name of the first child |
| 8 | שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם | H7659 | on him sevenfold | seven-times |
| 9 | יֻקָּ֑ם | H5358 | vengeance shall be taken | to grudge, i.e., avenge or punish |
| 10 | וַיָּ֨שֶׂם | H7760 | set | to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) |
| 11 | יְהוָ֤ה | H3068 | And the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 12 | לְקַ֙יִן֙ | H7014 | Cain | kajin, the name of the first child |
| 13 | א֔וֹת | H226 | a mark | a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc |
| 14 | לְבִלְתִּ֥י | H1115 | lest | properly, a failure of, i.e., (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because n |
| 15 | הַכּוֹת | H5221 | him should kill | to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) |
| 16 | אֹת֖וֹ | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 17 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 18 | מֹצְאֽוֹ׃ | H4672 | any finding | properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present |
Verse Context
Genesis 4:14 Behold thou hast driven me out this day and from from the face...
Genesis 4:15 (current)said And the LORD unto him Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain on him sevenfold vengeance shall be taken set And the LORD Cain a mark lest him should kill any finding
Genesis 4:16went out And Cain from the presence of the LORD and dwelt in the land...