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Genesis 5

¹This is Adam's genealogical record. When God created humankind he created them like himself, ²he created them male and female, blessed them, and called them Adam (human).

³Adam lived 130 years and gave birth to someone like him, in his image, and he called his son's name Seth. ⁴After he gave birth to Seth Adam lived 800 years, and gave birth to sons and daughters. ⁵His full lifetime was 930 years. after which he died.

⁶Seth lived 105 years, and gave birth to Enosh. ⁷and Seth lived 807 years after he gave birth to Enosh, and he gave birth to sons and daughters. ⁸And Seth's full lifetime was 912 years, after which he died.

⁹And Enosh lived 90 years, and gave birth to Kenan. ¹⁰And Enosh lived 815 years after he gave birth to Kenan, and gave birth to sons and daughters. ¹¹Enosh's full lifetime was 905 years, after which he died.

¹²Kenan lived 70 years, and gave birth to Mahalalel. ¹³And Kenan lived 840 years after he gave birth to Mahalalel, and gave birth to sons and daughters. ¹⁴Kenan'a full lifetime was 910 years, then he died.

¹⁵Mahalalel lived 65 years, and gave birth to Jared. ¹⁶And Mahalalel lived after 830 years after he gave birth to Jared, and he gave birth to sons and daughters. ¹⁷Mahalalel's full lifetime was 895 years, after which he died.

¹⁸Jared lived 162 years, and gave birth to Enoch. ¹⁹And Jared lived 800 years after he gave birth to Enoch and gave birth to sons and daughters. ²⁰Jared's full lifetime wsa 962 years, after which he died.

²¹Enoch lived 65 years, and gave birth to Methuselah. ²²Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah for 300 years, and he gave birth to sons and daughters. ²³Enoch's full lifetime was 365 years, ²⁴but Enoch walked with God, and he was just no longer there, because God took him.

²⁵Methuselah lived 187, and gave birth to Lamech. ²⁶And Methuselah lived 782 years after he gave birth to Lamech, and gave birth to sons and daughters. ²⁷And Methuselah's full lifetime was 969 years, after which he died.

²⁸Lamech lived 182 years, then gave birth to a son. ²⁹He called his name Noah, saying, "This child will comfort us as we work and toil with our hands as the result of the ground being cursed by YHWH." ³⁰And Lamech lived 595 years after he gave birth to Noah, and gave birth to sons and daughters. ³¹And Lamech's full lifetime was 777 years, after which he died.

³²Noah was 500 years old. He gave birth to Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Average revision: 3 (Draft # 1 by individual translator)