# If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech

Lamech knows that God will avenge Cain seven times. Alternate translation: "Since God will punish anyone who kills Cain seven times, Lamech" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])

# then Lamech will be avenged seventy-seven times

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "whoever kills me, God will punish seventy-seven times" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])

# seventy-seven

77 (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])