GENESIS Chapter 5, The Genealogy of the Sons of Adam

1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the time that created God Adam, in the likeness of God he brought forth him.
2 Male and female He created them, and He blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the time when they were created.
3 And lived Adam thirty and a hundred years (or 230?) and did bring forth a son in his own likeness, according to his image; and called his name Seth;
4 And were the days of Adam after he did bring forth Seth eight hundred years (or 700?); and he did bring forth sons and daughters;

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5 And were all the days that Adam lived nine hundred years and thirty years; and he died.
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6 And lived Seth five years and a hundred years (or 205?), and did bring forth Enosh;
7 And Seth lived after he did bring forth Enosh seven years and eight hundred years (or 707?), and did bring forth sons and daughters;
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8 And were all the days of Seth twelve years and nine hundred years; and he died.
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9 And lived Enosh ninety years (or 190?), and did bring forth Cainan (fixed);
10 And lived Enosh after he did bring forth Cainan fifteen years and eight hundred years (or 715?), and did bring forth sons and daughters;
11 And were all the days of Enosh five years and nine hundred years, and he died.
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12 And lived Cainan seventy years (or 170?), and did bring forth Mahalaleel (praise of God);
13 And lived Cainan after he did bring forth Mahalaleel forty years and eight hundred years (or 740?), and did bring forth sons and daughters;
14 And were all the days of Cainan ten years and nine hundred years, and he died.
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15 And lived Mahalaleel sixty five years (or 165?), and did bring forth Jared ( a descent);
16 And lived Mahalaleel after he did bring forth Jared thirty years and eight hundred years (or 730?), and did bring forth sons and daughters;
17 And were all the days of Mahalaleel five and ninety years and eight hundred years, and he died.
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18 And lived Jared two and sixty years and a hundred years, and did bring forth Enoch (initiated);
19 And lived Jared after he did bring forth Enoch eight hundred years, and did bring forth sons and daughters;
20 And all the days of Jared were two and sixty years and nine hundred years, and he died.
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21 And lived Enoch five and sixty years (or 165?), and did bring forth Methuselah (man of a dart);
22 And walked about Enoch with God after he did bring forth Methuselah three hundred years (or 200?), and did bring forth sons and daughters;
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23 And were all the days of Enoch five and sixty years and three hundred years;
24 And walked about Enoch with God; and then he was not; for God took him.
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25 And lived Methuselah seven and eighty years and a hundred years, and did bring forth Lamech;
26 And lived Methuselah after he did bring forth Lamech two and eighty years and seven hundred years, and did bring forth sons and daughters;
27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine and sixty years and nine hundred years, and he died.
28 And lived Lamech two and eighty years and a hundred years (or 188?), and did bring forth a son;
29 And he called his name Noah (rest), saying, This one will comfort us from our work and toil of our hands from the soil which has cursed the Lord.
30 And lived Lamech after he did bring forth Noah five and ninety years and five hundred years (or 565?), and did bring forth sons and daughters;
31 And all the days of Lamech were seven and seventy years and seven hundred years (or 753?), and he died.
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32 And was Noah a son of five hundred years and did bring forth Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

1 This is the book of the genealogy of Adam. In the time that God created Adam, in the likeness of God he was brought forth.
2 Male and Female He created them, and blessed them, and called their name Man (same as Adam), in the time that they were created.
3 And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years (or 230?) and became the father of a son in his own likeness, resembling himself; and called his name Seth;
4 And the days of Adam after he had become the father of Seth were eight hundred years (or 700?); and he had sons and daughters;
5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.

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6 And Seth lived a hundred and five years (or 205?), and became the forefather of Enos;
7 And Seth lived after he became the forefather of Enos eight hundred and seven years (or 707?), and had sons and daughters;
8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.
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9 And Enos lived ninety years (or 190?), and became the forefather of Cainan;
10 And Enos lived after he became the forefather of Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years (or 715?), and had sons and daughters;
11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years, and he died.
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12 And Cainan lived seventy years (or 170?), and became the forefather of Mahalaleel;
13 And Cainan lived after he became the forefather of Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years (or 740?), and had sons and daughters;
14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.
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15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty five years (or 165?), and became the forefather of Jared;
16 And Mahalaleel lived after he became the forefather of Jared eight hundred and thirty years (or 730?), and had sons and daughters;
17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years, and he died.
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18 And Jared lived a hundred sixty and two years, and became the forefather of Enoch;
19 And Jared lived after he became the forefather of Enoch eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters;
20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years, and he died.
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21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years (or 165?), and became the forefather of Methuselah;
22 And Enoch walked (or pleased, or followed, or conversed) with God after he became the forefather of Methuselah three hundred years (or 200?), and had sons and daughters;
23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years;
24 And Enoch walked (or pleased, or followed, or conversed) with God; and he was not; for God took him.
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25 And Methuselah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and became the father of Lamech;
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26 And Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred and eighty and two years, and had sons and daughters;
27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years, and he died.
28 And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two years (or 188?), and had a son;
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29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This one will comfort us from our work and toil of our hands because of the soil which the Lord has cursed.
30 And Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety and five years (or 565?), and had sons and daughters;
31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years (or 753?), and he died.
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32 And Noah was five hundred years old when he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
 1 This is the book of Adam's family, from the time that the Lord created him in His likeness.
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2 He created male and female, blessed them, and called them mankind (same as Adam).
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3 And Adam lived 130 (or 230?) years and had a son like him, and he called him Seth.
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4 And after Seth, Adam lived 800 (or 700?) years having sons and daughters.
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5 He lived to age 930 and then died.
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6 Seth lived 105 (or 205?) years and then became the forefather of Enos.
7 Then Seth lived 807 (or 707?) years having sons and daughters.
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8 He lived to age 912 and then died.
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9 Enos lived 90 (or 190?) years and then became the forefather of Cainan.
10 Then Enos lived 815 (or 715?) years having sons and daughters.
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11 He lived to age 905 and then died.
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12 Cainan lived seventy (or 170?) years and then became the forefather of Mahalaleel.
13 Then Cainan lived 840 (or 740?) years having sons and daughters.
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14 He lived to age 910 and then he died.
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15 Mahalaleel lived 65 (or 165?) years and then became the forefather of Jared.
16 Then Mahalaleel lived 830 (or 730?) years having sons and daughters.
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17 He lived to age 895 and then died.
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18 Jared lived 162 years and then became the forefather of Enoch.
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19 Then jared lived 800 years having sons and daughters.
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20 He lived to age 962 and then died.
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21 Enoch lived 65 (or 165?) years and then became the forefather of Methuselah.
22 Then Enoch lived following God for 300 (or 200?) years having sons and daughters.
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23 He lived to age 365.
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24 Enoch followed God; and then the Lord took him.
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25 Methuselah lived 187 years and then became the father of Lamech.
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26 Then Methuselah lived 782 years having sons and daughters.
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27 He lived to age 969 and then he died.
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28 Lamech live 182 (or 188?) years and then had a son.
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29 He named him Noah, saying, My son will comfort us in our work and toil due to the cursing of the soil by God.
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30 After Lamech had Noah he lived 595 (or 565?) years having sons and daughters.
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31 He lived to age 777 (or 753?) and then he died.
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32 Noah was 500 years old when he had sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Notes:(1) The #S# represents the letter "Samech" separator in the Hebrew text. (2)The alternate year values in parenthesis are from the Septuagint, a translation to Greek prepared about 270 BC.

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