This verse is written in poetic form, lending to Midrashic interpretation. The verse reads: Lemech tells his wives: I have slain a man to my own hurt, and a child to my own bruising. If Kayin shall be avenged seven-fold , then Lemech shall be avenged seventy-seven fold. Rashi cites a Midrash: Lemech was the … Continue reading Beraishis 4L The futility of a Godless society