Genesis 5  Lexham English Bible

Adam’s Descendants to Noah

5 This is the record of the generations^[a] of Adam. When^[b] God created Adam,^[c] he made him in the likeness of God. ² Male and female he created them. And he blessed them. And he called their name “Humankind” when^[d] they were created. ³ And when Adam had lived one hundred and thirty years, he fathered a child in his likeness, according to his image. And he called his name Seth. ⁴ And the days of Adam after he fathered Seth were eight hundred years. And he fathered sons and daughters. ⁵ And all the days of Adam which he lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.

⁶ When^[e] Seth had lived one hundred and five years, he fathered Enosh. ⁷ And after Seth had fathered Enosh he lived eight hundred and seven years, and fathered sons and daughters. ⁸ And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.

⁹ When^[f] Enosh lived ninety years, he fathered Kenan. ¹⁰ And after Enosh fathered Kenan he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and fathered sons and daughters. ¹¹ And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years, and he died.

¹² When^[g] Kenan had lived seventy years, he fathered Mahalalel. ¹³ And after Kenan had fathered Mahalalel, he lived eight hundred and forty years, and fathered sons and daughters. ¹⁴ And all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.

¹⁵ When^[h] Mahalalel had lived sixty-five years, he fathered Jared. ¹⁶ And after Mahalalel had fathered Jared, he lived eight hundred and thirty years, and fathered sons and daughters. ¹⁷ And all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died.

¹⁸ When^[i] Jared had lived one hundred and sixty-two years, he fathered Enoch. ¹⁹ And after Jared had fathered Enoch, he lived eight hundred years, and fathered sons and daughters. ²⁰ And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years, and he died.

²¹ When^[j] Enoch had lived sixty-five years, he fathered Methuselah. ²² And Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah three hundred years, and fathered sons and daughters. ²³ And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. ²⁴ And Enoch walked with God, and he was no more, for God took him.

²⁵ When^[k] Methuselah had lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, he fathered Lamech. ²⁶ And after Methuselah had fathered Lamech, he lived seven hundred and eighty-two years, and fathered sons and daughters. ²⁷ And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.

²⁸ When^[l] Lamech had lived one hundred and eighty-two years, he fathered a son. ²⁹ And he called his name Noah, saying, “This one shall relieve us^[m] from our work, and from the hard labor of our hands, from the ground which Yahweh had cursed. ³⁰ And after Lamech had fathered Noah he lived five hundred and ninety-five years, and he fathered sons and daughters. ³¹ All the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died.

³² When^[n] Noah was five hundred years old,^[o] Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.