God responded, "Not so; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him" (Genesis 4:15-16).
At nilagyan niya ng palatandaan si Cain upang maging babala sa sinuman na ito'y hindi dapat patayin. Iniwan ni Cain si Yahweh at tumira siya sa lupain ng Nod, isang lugar sa silangan ng Eden" (Genesis 4:15-16).