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<category name="">Regret Over Killing
 
<category name="">Regret Over Killing
 
<p>Lemekh is expressing regret for his action of killing.</p>
 
<p>Lemekh is expressing regret for his action of killing.</p>
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<mekorot><multilink><a href="TanchumaBereshit11" data-aht="source">Tanchuma</a><a href="TanchumaBereshit11" data-aht="source">Bereshit 11</a><a href="Tanchuma" data-aht="parshan">About the Tanchuma</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="SefornoBereshit4-1523-24" data-aht="source">Seforno</a><a href="SefornoBereshit4-1523-24" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:15,23-24</a><a href="R. Ovadyah Seforno" data-aht="parshan">About R. Ovadyah Seforno</a></multilink></mekorot>
 
<point><b>"לָכֵן כָּל הֹרֵג קַיִן שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקָּם"</b></point>
 
<point><b>"לָכֵן כָּל הֹרֵג קַיִן שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקָּם"</b></point>
 
<point><b>Who did Lemekh kill ("אִישׁ" and "יֶלֶד")?</b></point>
 
<point><b>Who did Lemekh kill ("אִישׁ" and "יֶלֶד")?</b></point>
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<category name="">Calming Down
 
<category name="">Calming Down
 
<p>Lemekh is calming down his wives who fear he will be killed for inventing weapons or being the seventh generation from Kayin.</p>
 
<p>Lemekh is calming down his wives who fear he will be killed for inventing weapons or being the seventh generation from Kayin.</p>
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<mekorot><multilink><a href="RambanBereshit4-23" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanBereshit4-23" data-aht="source">Bereshit 4:23</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Nachman (Ramban)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe Nachmanides</a></multilink></mekorot>
 
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Version as of 10:08, 22 October 2014

Lemekh's Oration

Exegetical Approaches

Regret Over Killing

Lemekh is expressing regret for his action of killing.

"לָכֵן כָּל הֹרֵג קַיִן שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקָּם"
Who did Lemekh kill ("אִישׁ" and "יֶלֶד")?
What is "לְפִצְעִי" and "לְחַבֻּרָתִי"?
Purpose of the story

Boasting Over Killing

Lemekh is boasting over killing or his ability to kill.

Calming Down

Lemekh is calming down his wives who fear he will be killed for inventing weapons or being the seventh generation from Kayin.