Genesis 5:18

18 And Iared lyved an hundred and .lxij. yere and begat Henoch:

Genesis 5:18 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 5:18

And Jared lived an hundred and sixty two years, and he
begat Enoch.
] Here the Septuagint agrees with the Hebrew text, and the Samaritan version differs, reading only sixty two; but this can hardly be thought to be his first son at such an age.

Genesis 5:18 In-Context

16 And Mahalaliel after he had begot Iared lyved .viij. hundred and .xxx. yere and begat sonnes and doughters:
17 and all the dayes of Mahalalyell were .viij. hundred nynetye and .v. yeare and than he dyed
18 And Iared lyved an hundred and .lxij. yere and begat Henoch:
19 and Iared lyved after he begat Henoch .viij. hundred yere and begat sonnes and doughters.
20 And all the dayes of Iared were .ix. hundred and .lxij. yere and than he dyed.
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