Genesis 4:24 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for Lamech seventy and sevenfold.`

English ASV

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

English Amplified

If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech [will be avenged] seventy-sevenfold.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech [will be avenged] seventy-sevenfold.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

If Cain is to be avenged seven times over, then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

If Cain shall be avenged seven-fold; Lemech seventy and seven fold.

English EASY 2024

If someone kills Cain, God will punish that person seven times more. But if someone attacks me, I will punish that person 77 times more!’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The punishment for killing Cain was very bad. But the punishment for killing me will be many times worse!"

If Cain's revenge is sevenfold, then Lamech's is seventy-sevenfold."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

If seven lives are taken to pay for killing Cain, Seventy-seven will be taken if anyone kills me.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

If anyone who kills Cain is to be punished seven times, anyone who takes revenge against me will be punished seventy-seven times!"

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

If Cain is to be avenged seven times over, then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy‑sevenfold.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

If Cain will be avenged sevenfold, then truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

If Cain is to be avenged seven times as much, then Lamech seventy-seven times!”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Anyone who would have killed Cain would have been paid back seven times. But anyone who hurts me will be paid back 77 times."

English NIV

If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times."

English NKJ 1982

If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

English NLT

If anyone who kills Cain is to be punished seven times, anyone who takes revenge against me will be punished seventy-seven times!"

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold."

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

If killing Cain costs seven lives, for Lamech, it will cost seventy-seven!”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

If anyone who kills Cain will be punished seven times, anyone taking revenge against me for killing that youth should be punished seventy-seven times!“

English Tyndale 1537

For Cain shall be avenged sevenfold: but Lamech seventy times sevenfold.

Genesis 4:24 — Compare Translations