Berĕshith (Genesis) 5
5
1This is the book of the genealogy of Aḏam. In the day that Elohim created man, He made him in the likeness of Elohim.
2Male and female He created them, and He blessed them, and called their name ‘Aḏam’ in the day they were created.
3And Aḏam lived one hundred and thirty years, and brought forth a son in his own likeness, after his image, and called his name Shĕth.
4And after he brought forth Shĕth, the days of Aḏam were eight hundred years. And he brought forth sons and daughters.
5So all the days that Aḏam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.
6And Shĕth lived one hundred and five years, and brought forth Enosh.
7And after he brought forth Enosh, Shĕth lived eight hundred and seven years, and brought forth sons and daughters.
8So all the days of Shĕth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.
9And Enosh lived ninety years, and brought forth Qĕynan.
10And after he brought forth Qĕynan, Enosh lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and brought forth sons and daughters.
11So all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years, and he died.
12And Qĕynan lived seventy years, and brought forth Mahalal’ĕl.
13After he brought forth Mahalal’ĕl, Qĕynan lived eight hundred and forty years, and brought forth sons and daughters.
14So all the days of Qĕynan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.
15And Mahalal’ĕl lived sixty-five years, and brought forth Yereḏ.
16And after he brought forth Yereḏ, Mahalal’ĕl lived eight hundred and thirty years, and brought forth sons and daughters.
17So all the days of Mahalal’ĕl were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died.
18And Yereḏ lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and brought forth Ḥanoḵ.
19And after he brought forth Ḥanoḵ, Yereḏ lived eight hundred years, and brought forth sons and daughters.
20So all the days of Yereḏ were nine hundred and sixty-two years, and he died.
21And Ḥanoḵ lived sixty-five years, and brought forth Methushelaḥ.
22And after he brought forth Methushelaḥ, Ḥanoḵ walked with Elohim three hundred years, and brought forth sons and daughters.
23So all the days of Ḥanoḵ were three hundred and sixty-five years.
24And Ḥanoḵ walked with Elohim. Then he was no more, for Elohim took him.
25And Methushelaḥ lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, and brought forth Lemeḵ.
26And after he brought forth Lemeḵ, Methushelaḥ lived seven hundred and eighty-two years, and brought forth sons and daughters.
27So all the days of Methushelaḥ were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.
28And Lemeḵ lived one hundred and eighty-two years, and brought forth a son,
29and called his name Noaḥ, saying, “This one does comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which יהוה has cursed.”
30And after he brought forth Noaḥ, Lemeḵ lived five hundred and ninety-five years, and brought forth sons and daughters.
31So all the days of Lemeḵ were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died.
32And Noaḥ was five hundred years old, and Noaḥ brought forth Shĕm, Ḥam, and Yapheth.
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Genesis 5
5
1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness. 2He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them Adam.#5:2 “Adam” and “Man” are spelled with the exact same consonants in Hebrew, so this can be correctly translated either way. 3Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. 4The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of other sons and daughters. 5All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.
6Seth lived one hundred five years, then became the father of Enosh. 7Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and became the father of other sons and daughters. 8All of the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.
9Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan. 10Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan eight hundred fifteen years, and became the father of other sons and daughters. 11All of the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.
12Kenan lived seventy years, then became the father of Mahalalel. 13Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters 14and all of the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.
15Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Jared. 16Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters. 17All of the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.
18Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, then became the father of Enoch. 19Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of other sons and daughters. 20All of the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.
21Enoch lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Methuselah. 22After Methuselah’s birth, Enoch walked with God for three hundred years, and became the father of more sons and daughters. 23All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years. 24Enoch walked with God, and he was not found, for God took him.
25Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, then became the father of Lamech. 26Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of other sons and daughters. 27All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.
28Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, then became the father of a son. 29He named him Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, caused by the ground which Yahweh has cursed.” 30Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of other sons and daughters. 31All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.
32Noah was five hundred years old, then Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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