Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 4:23-24

23Then Lamech said to his wives:

“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;wives of Lamech, listen to my speech.For I have slain a man for wounding me,a young man for striking me.24If Cain is avenged sevenfold,then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”1

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Notes

1. Genesis 4:24 Hebrew; LXX can be translated as either seventy times seven or seventy-sevenfold; see also Matthew 18:22. ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 4

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
Calvin’s Commentaries
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
John Wesley’s Notes
Darby Translation Notes
Geneva Bible Translation Notes
Kingcomments
Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings