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1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God made man, he made him in the image of God;
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This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.
2 Male and female he made them, naming them Man, and giving them his blessing on the day when they were made.
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He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created.
3 Adam had been living for a hundred and thirty years when he had a son like himself, after his image, and gave him the name of Seth:
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When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
4 And after the birth of Seth, Adam went on living for eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
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After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
5 And all the years of Adam's life were nine hundred and thirty: and he came to his end.
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Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
6 And Seth was a hundred and five years old when he became the father of Enosh:
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When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.
7 And he went on living after the birth of Enosh for eight hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters:
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After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
8 And all the years of Seth's life were nine hundred and twelve: and he came to his end.
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Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
9 And Enosh was ninety years old when he became the father of Kenan:
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When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.
10 And after the birth of Kenan, Enosh went on living for eight hundred and fifteen years, and had sons and daughters:
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After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
11 And all the years of Enosh were nine hundred and five: and he came to his end.
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Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
12 And Kenan was seventy years old when he became the father of Mahalalel:
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When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
13 And after the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan went on living for eight hundred and forty years, and had sons and daughters:
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After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
14 And all the years of Kenan's life were nine hundred and ten; and he came to his end.
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Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
15 And Mahalalel was sixty-five years old when he became the father of Jared:
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When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.
16 And after the birth of Jared, Mahalalel went on living for eight hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters:
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After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
17 And all the years of Mahalalel's life were eight hundred and ninety-five: and he came to his end.
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Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
18 And Jared was a hundred and sixty-two years old when he became the father of Enoch:
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When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
19 And Jared went on living after the birth of Enoch for eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
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After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
20 And all the years of Jared's life were nine hundred and sixty-two: and he came to his end.
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Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
21 And Enoch was sixty-five years old when he became the father of Methuselah:
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When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
22 And after the birth of Methuselah, Enoch went on in God's ways for three hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
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After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
23 And all the years of Enoch's life were three hundred and sixty-five:
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Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24 And Enoch went on in God's ways: and he was not seen again, for God took him.
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Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
25 And Methuselah was a hundred and eighty-seven years old when he became the father of Lamech:
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When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
26 And after the birth of Lamech, Methuselah went on living for seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters:
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After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
27 And all the years of Methuselah's life were nine hundred and sixty-nine: and he came to his end.
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Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
28 And Lamech was a hundred and eighty-two years old when he had a son:
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When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
29 And he gave him the name of Noah, saying, Truly, he will give us rest from our trouble and the hard work of our hands, because of the earth which was cursed by God.
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He named him Noah and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has cursed.”
30 And after the birth of Noah, Lamech went on living for five hundred and ninety-five years, and had sons and daughters:
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After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
31 And all the years of Lamech's life were seven hundred and seventy-seven: and he came to his end.
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Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
32 And when Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
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