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1 Here is the genealogy of Adam. On the day that God created man he made him in the likeness 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 he created them male and female; he blessed them and called them Adam [humankind, man] on the day they were created.
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He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created.
3 After Adam lived 130 years he fathered a son like himself and named him Shet.
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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 After Shet was born, Adam lived another 800 years and had both sons and daughters.
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After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
5 In all, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.
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Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
6 Shet lived 105 years and fathered Enosh.
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When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.
7 After Enosh was born, Shet lived another 807 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 In all, Shet lived 912 years; then he died.
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Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
9 Enosh lived ninety years and fathered Kenan.
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When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.
10 After Kenan was born, Enosh lived another 815 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 In all, Enosh lived 905 years; then he died.
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Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
12 Kenan lived seventy years and fathered Mahalal'el.
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When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
13 After Mahalal'el was born, Kenan lived another 840 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 In all, Kenan lived 910 years; then he died.
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Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
15 Mahalal'el lived sixty-five years and fathered Yered.
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When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.
16 After Yered was born, Mahalal'el lived another 830 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 In all, Mahalal'el lived 895 years; then he died.
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Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
18 Yered lived 162 years and fathered Hanokh.
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When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
19 After Hanokh was born, Yered lived 800 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 In all, Yered lived 962 years; then he died.
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Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
21 Hanokh lived sixty-five years and fathered Metushelach.
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When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
22 After Metushelach was born, Hanokh walked with God 300 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 In all, Hanokh lived 365 years.
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Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24 Hanokh walked with God, and then he wasn't there, because God took him.
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Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
25 Metushelach lived 187 years and fathered Lemekh.
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When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
26 After Lemekh was born, Metushelach lived 782 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 In all, Metushelach lived 969 years; then he died.
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Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
28 Lemekh lived 182 years and fathered a son,
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When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
29 whom he called Noach [restful]; for he said, "This one will comfort us in our labor, in the hard work we do with our hands [to get what comes] from the ground that ADONAI 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 After Noach was born, Lemekh lived 595 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 In all, Lemekh lived 777 years; then he died.
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Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
32 Noach was 500 years old; and Noach fathered Shem, Ham and Yefet.
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After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
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