Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 4:15 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 4:15, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“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...