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1 This [is] an account of the births of Adam: In the day of God's preparing man, in the likeness of God He hath made him;
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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 a male and a female He hath prepared them, and He blesseth them, and calleth their name Man, in the day of their being prepared.
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He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created.
3 And Adam liveth an hundred and thirty years, and begetteth [a son] in his likeness, according to his image, and calleth his name 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 the days of Adam after his begetting Seth are eight hundred years, and he begetteth 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 days of Adam which he lived are nine hundred and thirty years, and he dieth.
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Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
6 And Seth liveth an hundred and five years, and begetteth Enos.
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When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.
7 And Seth liveth after his begetting Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begetteth 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 days of Seth are nine hundred and twelve years, and he dieth.
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Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
9 And Enos liveth ninety years, and begetteth Cainan.
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When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.
10 And Enos liveth after his begetting Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begetteth 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 days of Enos are nine hundred and five years, and he dieth.
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Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
12 And Cainan liveth seventy years, and begetteth Mahalaleel.
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When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
13 And Cainan liveth after his begetting Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begetteth 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 days of Cainan are nine hundred and ten years, and he dieth.
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Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
15 And Mahalaleel liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Jared.
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When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.
16 And Mahalaleel liveth after his begetting Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begetteth 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 days of Mahalaleel are eight hundred and ninety and five years, and he dieth.
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Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
18 And Jared liveth an hundred and sixty and two years, and begetteth Enoch.
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When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
19 And Jared liveth after his begetting Enoch eight hundred years, and begetteth 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 days of Jared are nine hundred and sixty and two years, and he dieth.
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Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
21 And Enoch liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Methuselah.
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When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
22 And Enoch walketh habitually with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years, and begetteth 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 days of Enoch are three hundred and sixty and five years.
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Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24 And Enoch walketh habitually with God, and he is not, for God hath taken him.
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Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
25 And Methuselah liveth an hundred and eighty and seven years, and begetteth Lamech.
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When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
26 And Methuselah liveth after his begetting Lamech seven hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth 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 days of Methuselah are nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he dieth.
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Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
28 And Lamech liveth an hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth a son,
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When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
29 and calleth his name Noah, saying, `This [one] doth comfort us concerning our work, and concerning the labour of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.'
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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 Lamech liveth after his begetting Noah five hundred and ninety and five years, and begetteth 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 days of Lamech are seven hundred and seventy and seven years, and he dieth.
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Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
32 And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begetteth 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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