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If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. חניך chenôk — Chanok, “initiation, instruction.”
  2. עירד ‛ı̂yrād, ‘Irad, “fleet as the w…
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Lamech said... Following quickly after music, we have poetry, but it is in praise of ferocity and expresses the pride of one who, …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Cain shall be avenged sevenfold. It is not my intention to relate the ravings or the dreams of every writer, nor should the reader expect …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy
and sevenfold .

] Which if u…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

One of Cain's wicked descendants is the first recorded as having broken the law of marriage. Until now, one man had only one wife at a time; but La…

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