Genesis 5  Legacy Standard Bible

The Generations of Adam

5 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, He made him ^(A)in the likeness of God. ² He created them ^(B)male and female, and He ^(C)blessed them and named them ^[a]Man in the day when they were created.

³ When Adam had lived 130 years, he ^[b]became the father of a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth. ⁴ Then the days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were 800 years, and he became the father of other sons and daughters. ⁵ So all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.

⁶ And Seth lived 105 years and became the father of Enosh. ⁷ Then Seth lived 807 years after he became the father of Enosh, and he had other sons and daughters. ⁸ So all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died.

⁹ And Enosh lived 90 years and became the father of Kenan. ¹⁰ Then Enosh lived 815 years after he became the father of Kenan, and he became the father of other sons and daughters. ¹¹ So all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died.

¹² And Kenan lived 70 years and became the father of Mahalalel. ¹³ Then Kenan lived 840 years after he became the father of Mahalalel, and he became the father of other sons and daughters. ¹⁴ So all the days of Kenan were 910 years, and he died.

¹⁵ And Mahalalel lived 65 years and became the father of Jared. ¹⁶ Then Mahalalel lived 830 years after he became the father of Jared, and he became the father of other sons and daughters. ¹⁷ So all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years, and he died.

¹⁸ And Jared lived 162 years and became the father of Enoch. ¹⁹ Then Jared lived 800 years after he became the father of Enoch, and he became the father of other sons and daughters. ²⁰ So all the days of Jared were 962 years, and he died.

²¹ And Enoch lived 65 years and became the father of Methuselah. ²² Then Enoch ^(D)walked with God 300 years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he became the father of other sons and daughters. ²³ So all the days of Enoch were 365 years. ^24 (E)Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God ^(F)took him.

²⁵ And Methuselah lived 187 years and became the father of Lamech. ²⁶ Then Methuselah lived 782 years after he became the father of Lamech, and he became the father of other sons and daughters. ²⁷ So all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died.

²⁸ And Lamech lived 182 years and became the father of a son. ²⁹ Now he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will ^[c]give us rest from our work and from the pain of our hands arising from ^(G)the ground which Yahweh has cursed.” ³⁰ Then Lamech lived 595 years after he became the father of Noah, and he became the father of other sons and daughters. ³¹ So all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died.

³² And Noah was ^(H)500 years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.