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If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.

And all the years of Lamech's life were seven hundred and seventy-seven: and he came to his end.

And the silver given by those who were numbered of the people was a hundred talents, and a thousand, seven hundred and seventy-five shekels in weight, by the scale of the holy place.

And a thousand, seven hundred and seventy-five shekels of silver was used to make the hooks for the pillars, and for plating the tops of the pillars and for making their bands.

And taking prisoner a young man of the people of Succoth, he got from him, in answer to his questions, a list of the chiefs of Succoth and the responsible men, seventy-seven men.

The children of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five.

And those who had been prisoners, who had come back from a strange land, made burned offerings to the God of Israel, twelve oxen for all Israel, ninety-six male sheep, seventy-seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all this was a burned offering to the Lord.

Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven.