Bereshis 5:12

12 And Kenan lived seventy shanah and fathered Mahalal’el;

Bereshis 5:12 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 5:12

And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel.
] Here the Septuagint version adds an hundred years, as before.

Bereshis 5:12 In-Context

10 And Enosh lived after he fathered Kenan eight hundred and fifteen shanah, and fathered banim and banot;

11 And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five shanim; and he died.

12 And Kenan lived seventy shanah and fathered Mahalal’el;

13 And Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalal’el eight hundred and forty shanah, and fathered banim and banot;

14 And all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten shanim; and he died.