Catholic Public Domain Version
"Sevenfold vengeance will be given for Cain, but for Lamech, seventy-seven times.” "
— Genesis 4:24, Catholic Public Domain Version
“If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.”
“If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. ”
“If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times."”
“If Cain is to be avenged seven times as much, then Lamech seventy-seven times!””
“Sevenfold vengeance shall be taken for Cain: but for Lamech seventy times sevenfold.”
“If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.”
“If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.”
And the name of his brother was Jubal; he was the father of those who sing to the harp and the organ.
Zillah also conceived Tubalcain, who was a hammerer and artisan in every work of brass and iron. In fact, the sister of Tubalcain was Noema.
And Lamech said to his wives Adah and Zillah: “Listen to my voice, you wives of Lamech, pay attention to my speech. For I have killed a man to my own harm, and an adolescent to my own bruising.
Sevenfold vengeance will be given for Cain, but for Lamech, seventy-seven times.”
Adam also knew his wife again, and she gave birth to a son, and she called his name Seth, saying, “God has given me another offspring, in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.”
But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos. This one began to invoke the name of the Lord.