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Genesis 5 Young's Literal Translation

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WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
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;
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 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.
2 He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them Adam.
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.
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 his begetting Seth are eight hundred years, and he begetteth 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 which he lived are nine hundred and thirty years, and he dieth.
5 All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.
6◆ And Seth liveth an hundred and five years, and begetteth Enos.
6 Seth lived one hundred five years, then became the father of Enosh.
7◆ And Seth liveth after his begetting Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begetteth 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 are nine hundred and twelve years, and he dieth.
8 All of the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.
9◆ And Enos liveth ninety years, and begetteth Cainan.
9 Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.
10◆ And Enos liveth after his begetting Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begetteth 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 Enos are nine hundred and five years, and he dieth.
11 All of the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.
12◆ And Cainan liveth seventy years, and begetteth Mahalaleel.
12 Kenan lived seventy years, then became the father of Mahalalel.
13◆ And Cainan liveth after his begetting Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begetteth 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 are nine hundred and ten years, and he dieth.
14 and all of the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.
15◆ And Mahalaleel liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Jared.
15 Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Jared.
16◆ And Mahalaleel liveth after his begetting Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begetteth 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 are eight hundred and ninety and five years, and he dieth.
17 All of the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.
18◆ And Jared liveth an hundred and sixty and two years, and begetteth Enoch.
18 Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, then became the father of Enoch.
19◆ And Jared liveth after his begetting Enoch eight hundred years, and begetteth 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 are nine hundred and sixty and two years, and he dieth.
20 All of the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.
21◆ And Enoch liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Methuselah.
21 Enoch lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Methuselah.
22◆ And Enoch walketh habitually with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years, and begetteth 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 are three hundred and sixty and five years.
23 All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.
24◆ And Enoch walketh habitually with God, and he is not, for God hath taken him.
24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not found, for God took him.
25◆ And Methuselah liveth an hundred and eighty and seven years, and begetteth Lamech.
25 Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, then became the father of Lamech.
26◆ And Methuselah liveth after his begetting Lamech seven hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth 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 Methuselah are nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he dieth.
27 All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.
28◆ And Lamech liveth an hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth a son,
28 Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, then became the father of 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.'
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 Lamech liveth after his begetting Noah five hundred and ninety and five years, and begetteth 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 Lamech are seven hundred and seventy and seven years, and he dieth.
31 All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.
32◆ And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begetteth Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
32 Noah was five hundred years old, then Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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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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  • Lamech

    Father of Noah

    He named his son Noah, hoping for rest from the toil of cursed ground.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 5:25–31

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  • Methuselah

    The longest-lived man

    The oldest man recorded in Scripture, living nine hundred sixty-nine years.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 5:21–27

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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

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“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)