Genesis 5

This {is} the written account of the generations of Adam: On the day God created man{kind}, he made him in the likeness of God.

He created them male and female, and he blessed them and called their name “man{kind}” on the day they were created. \*

And Adam lived 130 years, then he fathered {a son} in his own likeness, according to his image, and he called his name Seth.

And the days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years, and he fathered {other} sons and daughters.

So all the days of Adam that he lived were 930 years, and he died. \*

And Seth lived 105 years, then he fathered Enosh.

Then after he fathered Enosh, Seth lived 807 years, and he fathered {other} sons and daughters.

So all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died. \*

And Enosh lived ninety years, then he fathered Kenan.

Then after he fathered Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years, and he fathered {other} sons and daughters.

So all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died. \*

And Kenan lived seventy years, then he fathered Mahalalel.

Then after he fathered Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years, and he fathered {other} sons and daughters.

So all the days of Kenan were 910 years, and he died. \*

And Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, then he fathered Jared.

Then after he fathered Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years, and he fathered {other} sons and daughters.

So all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years, and he died. \*

And Jared lived 162 years, then he fathered Enoch.

Then after he fathered Enoch, Jared lived 800 years, and he fathered {other} sons and daughters.

So all the days of Jared were 962 years, and he died. \*

And Enoch lived sixty-five years, then he fathered Methuselah.

Then after he fathered Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years, and he fathered {other} sons and daughters.

So all the days of Enoch were 365 years.

And Enoch walked with God, and {then} he was not {there}, because God took him away. \*

And Methuselah lived 187 years, then he fathered Lamech.

Then after he fathered Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years, and he fathered {other} sons and daughters.

So all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died. \*

And Lamech lived 182 years, then he fathered a son,

and he called his name Noah, saying, “This {one} will comfort us from our labors and from the toil of our hands because of the ground which God has cursed.” \*

Then after he fathered Noah, Lamech lived 595 years, and he fathered {other} sons and daughters.

So all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died. \*

And Noah was a son of 500 years, then Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth. \*