Genesis 5
5
1This [is] an account of the births of Adam: In the day of God's preparing man, in the likeness of God He hath made him;
2a male and a female He hath prepared them, and He blesseth them, and calleth their name Man, in the day of their being prepared.
3And Adam liveth an hundred and thirty years, and begetteth [a son] in his likeness, according to his image, and calleth his name Seth.
4And the days of Adam after his begetting Seth are eight hundred years, and he begetteth sons and daughters.
5And all the days of Adam which he lived are nine hundred and thirty years, and he dieth.
6And Seth liveth an hundred and five years, and begetteth Enos.
7And Seth liveth after his begetting Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
8And all the days of Seth are nine hundred and twelve years, and he dieth.
9And Enos liveth ninety years, and begetteth Cainan.
10And Enos liveth after his begetting Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
11And all the days of Enos are nine hundred and five years, and he dieth.
12And Cainan liveth seventy years, and begetteth Mahalaleel.
13And Cainan liveth after his begetting Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
14And all the days of Cainan are nine hundred and ten years, and he dieth.
15And Mahalaleel liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Jared.
16And Mahalaleel liveth after his begetting Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
17And all the days of Mahalaleel are eight hundred and ninety and five years, and he dieth.
18And Jared liveth an hundred and sixty and two years, and begetteth Enoch.
19And Jared liveth after his begetting Enoch eight hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
20And all the days of Jared are nine hundred and sixty and two years, and he dieth.
21And Enoch liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Methuselah.
22And Enoch walketh habitually with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
23And all the days of Enoch are three hundred and sixty and five years.
24And Enoch walketh habitually with God, and he is not, for God hath taken him.
25And Methuselah liveth an hundred and eighty and seven years, and begetteth Lamech.
26And Methuselah liveth after his begetting Lamech seven hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
27And all the days of Methuselah are nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he dieth.
28And Lamech liveth an hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth a son,
29and calleth his name Noah, saying, ‘This [one] doth comfort us concerning our work, and concerning the labour of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.’
30And Lamech liveth after his begetting Noah five hundred and ninety and five years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
31And all the days of Lamech are seven hundred and seventy and seven years, and he dieth.
32And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begetteth Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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Genesis 5
5
Adam's Descendants to Noah and His Sons
1This is the list of the descendants of Adam. When God created humankind,#5.1 Heb adam he made them#5.1 Heb him in the likeness of God. 2Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them “Humankind”#5.2 Heb adam when they were created.
3When Adam had lived one hundred thirty years, he became the father of a son in his likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth. 4The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years; and he had other sons and daughters. 5Thus all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years; and he died.
6When Seth had lived one hundred five years, he became the father of Enosh. 7Seth lived after the birth of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and had other sons and daughters. 8Thus all the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years; and he died.
9When Enosh had lived ninety years, he became the father of Kenan. 10Enosh lived after the birth of Kenan eight hundred fifteen years, and had other sons and daughters. 11Thus all the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years; and he died.
12When Kenan had lived seventy years, he became the father of Mahalalel. 13Kenan lived after the birth of Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and had other sons and daughters. 14Thus all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.
15When Mahalalel had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Jared. 16Mahalalel lived after the birth of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and had other sons and daughters. 17Thus all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years; and he died.
18When Jared had lived one hundred sixty-two years he became the father of Enoch. 19Jared lived after the birth of Enoch eight hundred years, and had other sons and daughters. 20Thus all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years; and he died.
21When Enoch had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Methuselah. 22Enoch walked with God after the birth of Methuselah three hundred years, and had other sons and daughters. 23Thus all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years. 24Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him.
25When Methuselah had lived one hundred eighty-seven years, he became the father of Lamech. 26Methuselah lived after the birth of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and had other sons and daughters. 27Thus all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years; and he died.
28When Lamech had lived one hundred eighty-two years, he became the father of a son; 29he named him Noah, saying, “Out of the ground that the Lord has cursed this one shall bring us relief from our work and from the toil of our hands.” 30Lamech lived after the birth of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and had other sons and daughters. 31Thus all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years; and he died.
32After Noah was five hundred years old, Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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