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And Jehovah said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Jehovah appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

1. קין (qayin)—Cain, “spear-shaft,” and קנה (qanah)—“set up, establish, gain, buy,” contain the biliteral root …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The Lord said to him, Therefore. —Most of the versions have Not so, which requires only a slight and probable change of t…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Therefore, whosoever slayeth Cain. Those who think that it was Cain’s wish to perish immediately by one death, so that he would not be agi…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the Lord said to him
In order to satisfy him, and make him easy in this respect, that: he need not fear an immediate or bo…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Malice in the heart ends in murder by the hands. Cain killed Abel, his own brother, his own mother's son, whom he should have loved; his younger br…

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