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Genesis 5 Darby Translation

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  • Protestant
  • OT: Masoretic Hebrew
  • NT: Critical text
  • Protestant (66 books)
  • Very literal
  • 1890
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WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 This is the book of Adam's generations. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him.
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness.
2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
2 He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them Adam.
3◆ And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot [a son] in his likeness, after his image, and called his name Seth.
3 Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
4◆ And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years; and he begot sons and daughters.
4 The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
5◆ And all the days of Adam that he lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.
5 All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.
6◆ And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enosh.
6 Seth lived one hundred five years, then became the father of Enosh.
7◆ And Seth lived after he had begotten Enosh eight hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.
7 Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
8◆ And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.
8 All of the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.
9◆ And Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Cainan.
9 Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.
10◆ And Enosh lived after he had begotten Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters.
10 Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan eight hundred fifteen years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
11◆ And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died.
11 All of the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.
12◆ And Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalaleel.
12 Kenan lived seventy years, then became the father of Mahalalel.
13◆ And Cainan lived after he had begotten Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters.
13 Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters
14◆ And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.
14 and all of the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.
15◆ And Mahalaleel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared.
15 Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Jared.
16◆ And Mahalaleel lived after he had begotten Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.
16 Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
17◆ And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died.
17 All of the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.
18◆ And Jared lived a hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Enoch.
18 Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, then became the father of Enoch.
19◆ And Jared lived after he had begotten Enoch eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
19 Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
20◆ And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died.
20 All of the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.
21◆ And Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methushelah.
21 Enoch lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Methuselah.
22◆ And Enoch walked with God after he had begotten Methushelah three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
22 After Methuselah’s birth, Enoch walked with God for three hundred years, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
23◆ And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.
23 All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.
24◆ And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.
24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not found, for God took him.
25◆ And Methushelah lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lemech.
25 Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, then became the father of Lamech.
26◆ And Methushelah lived after he had begotten Lemech seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters.
26 Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
27◆ And all the days of Methushelah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died.
27 All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.
28◆ And Lemech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begot a son.
28 Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, then became the father of a son.
29◆ And he called his name Noah, saying, This [one] shall comfort us concerning our work and concerning the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah has cursed.
29 He 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.”
30◆ And Lemech lived after he had begotten Noah five hundred and ninety-five years, and begot sons and daughters.
30 Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
31◆ And all the days of Lemech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years; and he died.
31 All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.
32◆ And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
32 Noah was five hundred years old, then Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

People & places in this chapter

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People

  • Adam

    The first man

    Formed from the dust by God's own hand, the father of all who live.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 1–5

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  • Enoch

    Walked with God

    He walked with God, and was not, for God took him — he did not die.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 5:21–24; Hebrews 11:5

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  • Enosh

    Son of Seth

    In his days people first began to call on the name of the LORD.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 4:26; 5:6–11

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  • Jared

    Father of Enoch

    Father of Enoch, who lived nine hundred sixty-two years.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 5:15–20

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  • Kenan

    Son of Enosh

    A quiet link in the long line from Seth toward Noah.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 5:9–14

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  • Noah

    The ark builder

    A righteous man who found favor with God and rode out the flood in an ark.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 5:28–9:29

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  • Seth

    The appointed son

    The son granted in Abel's place, through whom the godly line continued.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 4:25–5:8

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Cross references (16)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Ephesians 4:24; Colossians 3:10; Genesis 1:26–27; Hebrews 1:3; 1 Corinthians 11:7
  2. 2 Matthew 19:4; Mark 10:6; Genesis 2:23; Malachi 2:15; Genesis 1:27
  3. 3 Genesis 4:25; 1 Corinthians 15:39; John 3:6; Job 25:4; Ephesians 2:3
  4. 4 1 Chronicles 1:1–3; Luke 3:36–38; Genesis 5:10; Genesis 5:7; Genesis 5:19
  5. 5 Genesis 5:11; Genesis 5:8; Genesis 3:19; 2 Samuel 14:14; 1 Corinthians 15:21–22
  6. 6 Genesis 4:26
  7. 9 Luke 3:37; 1 Chronicles 1:2
  8. 12 Luke 3:37
  9. 15 1 Chronicles 1:2
  10. 18 Jude 14–15; 1 Chronicles 1:3; Genesis 4:17; Luke 3:37
  11. 21 Luke 3:37
  12. 22 1 Thessalonians 2:12; Genesis 17:1; Malachi 2:6; Genesis 6:9; Luke 1:6
  13. 24 Hebrews 11:5–6; 1 John 1:7; Genesis 5:22; Luke 23:43; 2 Kings 2:11
  14. 25 Genesis 4:18
  15. 29 Matthew 24:37; 2 Peter 2:5; Hebrews 11:7; Ezekiel 14:20; Ezekiel 14:14
  16. 32 Genesis 6:10; Genesis 10:21; Genesis 7:13; 1 Chronicles 1:4–28; Genesis 10:32

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

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What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 5:6 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XV, Chapters 15–16)

    Then because it is written, "And Seth lived 205 years," or, according to the Hebrew reading, "105 years, and begat Enos," who but a rash man could affirm that this was his first-born?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  2. Quotes verse 5:3 Gregory of Nazianzus, Theological Orations (The Fourth Theological Oration, Which is the Second Concerning the Son)

    For in ordinary language an image is a motionless representation of that which has motion; but in this case it is the living reproduction of the Living One, and is more exactly like than was Seth to Adam, or any son to his father.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  3. Quotes verse 5:8 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XV, Chapters 15–16)

    Will any man do so when it is written of him, "And he begat sons and daughters, and all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died?" And similarly regarding those whose years are afterwards mentioned, it is not disguised that they begat sons and daughters.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  4. Quotes verse 5:2 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XV, Chapters 17–19)

    Further, Seth signifies "resurrection," and Enos his son signifies "man," not as Adam, which also signifies man, but is used in Hebrew indifferently for man and woman, as it is written, "Male and female created He them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam," leaving no room to doubt that though the woman was distinctively called Eve, yet the …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)