Genesis 5:16

16 After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:16 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 5:16

And Mahalaleel lived, after he begat Jared, eight hundred
and thirty years
Seven hundred and thirty, as the above version, still making the same mistake:

and he begat sons and daughters;
how many cannot be said.

Genesis 5:16 In-Context

14 Kenan lived a total of 910 years; then he died.
15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
16 After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
17 Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years; then he died.
18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
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