Genesis 4:15 meaning and explanation

“Not so!” replied the LORD. “If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him.

Genesis 4:15, Berean Standard Bible

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Cain has just been told that the ground will no longer yield to him and that he will be a fugitive, and he protests that anyone who finds him will kill him. God answers "Not so," refusing to let Cain's fear become his fate.

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