Genesis 5 – New International Version (NIV)
From Adam to Noah
- This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.
- He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind”[a] when they were created.
- When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
- After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
- When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father[b] of Enosh.
- After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
- When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.
- After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
- When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
- After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
- When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.
- After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
- When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
- After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
- When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
- After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
- Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
- When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
- After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
- When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
- He named him Noah[c] and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.”
- After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
- After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
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Genesis 5 – King James Version (KJV)
Adam’s Descendants
- This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
- Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
- And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image; and called his name Seth:
- And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
- And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
- And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
- And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
- And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
- And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
- And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
- And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
- And Cainan lived seventy years and begat Mahalaleel:
- And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
- And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
- And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
- And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
- And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
- And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
- And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
- And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
- And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
- And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
- And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
- And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
- And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech.
- And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
- And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
- And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
- And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.
- And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
- And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
- And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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