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18 When Jared was 162 years old, he had a son named Enoch.
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When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
19 After Enoch was born, Jared lived 800 years and had other 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 So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
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Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he had a son named Methuselah.
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When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
22 After Methuselah was born, Enoch walked with God 300 years more and had other 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 So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
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Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24 Enoch walked with God; one day Enoch could not be found, because God took him.
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Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
25 When Methuselah was 187 years old, he had a son named Lamech.
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When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
26 After Lamech was born, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other 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 So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
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Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
28 When Lamech was 182, he had a son.
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When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
29 Lamech named his son Noahn and said, "He will comfort us in our work, which comes from the ground the Lord has 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 Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
31 So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
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Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of 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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