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Genesis 5

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1 This [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;

2 a male and a female He hath prepared them, and He blesseth them, and calleth their name Man, in the day of their being prepared.

3 And Adam liveth an hundred and thirty years, and begetteth [a son] in his likeness, according to his image, and calleth his name Seth.

4 And the days of Adam after his begetting Seth are eight hundred years, and he begetteth sons and daughters.

5 And all the days of Adam which he lived are nine hundred and thirty years, and he dieth.

6 And Seth liveth an hundred and five years, and begetteth Enos.

7 And Seth liveth after his begetting Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

8 And all the days of Seth are nine hundred and twelve years, and he dieth.

9 And Enos liveth ninety years, and begetteth Cainan.

10 And Enos liveth after his begetting Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

11 And all the days of Enos are nine hundred and five years, and he dieth.

12 And Cainan liveth seventy years, and begetteth Mahalaleel.

13 And Cainan liveth after his begetting Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

14 And all the days of Cainan are nine hundred and ten years, and he dieth.

15 And Mahalaleel liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Jared.

16 And Mahalaleel liveth after his begetting Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

17 And all the days of Mahalaleel are eight hundred and ninety and five years, and he dieth.

18 And Jared liveth an hundred and sixty and two years, and begetteth Enoch.

19 And Jared liveth after his begetting Enoch eight hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

20 And all the days of Jared are nine hundred and sixty and two years, and he dieth.

21 And Enoch liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Methuselah.

22 And Enoch walketh habitually with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

23 And all the days of Enoch are three hundred and sixty and five years.

24 And Enoch walketh habitually with God, and he is not, for God hath taken him.

25 And Methuselah liveth an hundred and eighty and seven years, and begetteth Lamech.

26 And Methuselah liveth after his begetting Lamech seven hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

27 And all the days of Methuselah are nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he dieth.

28 And Lamech liveth an hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth a son,

29 and 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.'

30 And Lamech liveth after his begetting Noah five hundred and ninety and five years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

31 And all the days of Lamech are seven hundred and seventy and seven years, and he dieth.

32 And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begetteth Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

   

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460. Genesis 5

1. This is the book of the births of the human, on the day on which God created the human; in God's likeness he made the human.

2. Male and female he created them. And he blessed them. And he called their name Human Being on the day on which they were created.

3. And the human lived one hundred thirty years. And he fathered [a child] in his likeness, after his image. And he called his name Seth.

4. And after the human fathered Seth, his days were eight hundred years. And he fathered sons and daughters.

5. And all the days that the human lived were nine hundred thirty years. And he died.

6. And Seth lived one hundred five years and fathered Enosh.

7. And after Seth fathered Enosh he lived eight hundred seven years. And he fathered sons and daughters.

8. And all Seth's days were nine hundred twelve years. And he died.

9. And Enosh lived ninety years and fathered Kenan.

10. And after Enosh fathered Kenan he lived eight hundred fifteen years. And he fathered sons and daughters.

11. And all Enosh's days were nine hundred five years. And he died.

12. And Kenan lived seventy years and fathered Mahalalel.

13. And after Kenan fathered Mahalalel he lived eight hundred forty years. And he fathered sons and daughters.

14. And all Kenan's days were nine hundred ten years. And he died.

15. And Mahalalel lived sixty-five years and fathered Jared.

16. And after Mahalalel fathered Jared he lived eight hundred thirty years. And he fathered sons and daughters.

17. And all Mahalalel's days were eight hundred ninety-five years. And he died.

18. And Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years and fathered Enoch.

19. And after Jared fathered Enoch he lived eight hundred years. And he fathered sons and daughters.

20. And all Jared's days were nine hundred sixty-two years. And he died.

21. And Enoch lived sixty-five years and fathered Methuselah.

22. And after Enoch fathered Methuselah he walked with God three hundred years. And he fathered sons and daughters.

23. And all Enoch's days were three hundred sixty-five years.

24. And Enoch walked with God and was no more, because God took him.

25. And Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years and fathered Lamech.

26. And after Methuselah fathered Lamech he lived seven hundred eighty-two years. And he fathered sons and daughters.

27. And all Methuselah's days were nine hundred sixty-nine years. And he died.

28. And Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years. And he fathered a son.

29. And he called his name Noah, saying, "He will console us 1 for our work and for the distress of our hands from the ground, which Jehovah cursed."

30. And after Lamech fathered Noah he lived five hundred ninety-five years. And he fathered sons and daughters.

31. And all Lamech's days were seven hundred seventy-seven years. And he died.

32. And Noah was a son of five hundred years. 2 And Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

460. Summary

THIS chapter deals specifically with the propagation of the earliest church in later generations, almost up to the time of the Flood.

Footnotes:

1. (in the text of Genesis 5:29). The Hebrew is drawing a connection between the name Noah and a verb for "console," נִחַם (niḥḥam). The original root has to do with "rest," a meaning elucidated below at §851. [LHC, RS]

2. (in the text of Genesis 5:32). Based on the notion of one's having "become a child" (been born) at a certain point in the past, "a son of (so many) years" is a Hebraism meaning simply "(so many) years old" and is often translated in that way. [LHC]

  
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