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1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God made man, he made him in the image of God;
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This is the Sefer Toldot Adam. In the yom that barah Elohim Adam, in the demut Elohim He made him;
2 Male and female he made them, naming them Man, and giving them his blessing on the day when they were made.
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Zakhar and nekevah He created them; and blessed them, and called the shem of them "Adam," in the yom when they were created.
3 Adam had been living for a hundred and thirty years when he had a son like himself, after his image, and gave him the name of Seth:
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And Adam lived a hundred and thirty shanah and fathered in his own demut and after his tzelem (image) and called shmo Shet:
4 And after the birth of Seth, Adam went on living for eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
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And the days of Adam after he had fathered Shet were shemoneh me’ot shanah; and he fathered banim and banot:
5 And all the years of Adam's life were nine hundred and thirty: and he came to his end.
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And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty shanah: and he died.
6 And Seth was a hundred and five years old when he became the father of Enosh:
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And Shet lived a hundred and five shanah, and fathered Enosh;
7 And he went on living after the birth of Enosh for eight hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters:
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And Shet lived after he fathered Enosh eight hundred and seven shanah, and fathered banim and banot:
8 And all the years of Seth's life were nine hundred and twelve: and he came to his end.
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And all the days of Shet were nine hundred and twelve shanah; and he died.
9 And Enosh was ninety years old when he became the father of Kenan:
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And Enosh lived ninety shanah, and fathered Kenan;
10 And after the birth of Kenan, Enosh went on living for eight hundred and fifteen years, and had sons and daughters:
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And Enosh lived after he fathered Kenan eight hundred and fifteen shanah, and fathered banim and banot;
11 And all the years of Enosh were nine hundred and five: and he came to his end.
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And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five shanim; and he died.
12 And Kenan was seventy years old when he became the father of Mahalalel:
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And Kenan lived seventy shanah and fathered Mahalal’el;
13 And after the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan went on living for eight hundred and forty years, and had sons and daughters:
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And Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalal’el eight hundred and forty shanah, and fathered banim and banot;
14 And all the years of Kenan's life were nine hundred and ten; and he came to his end.
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And all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten shanim; and he died.
15 And Mahalalel was sixty-five years old when he became the father of Jared:
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And Mahalal’el lived sixty and five shanah, and fathered Yered;
16 And after the birth of Jared, Mahalalel went on living for eight hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters:
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And Mahalal’el lived after he fathered Yered eight hundred and thirty shanah, and fathered banim and banot;
17 And all the years of Mahalalel's life were eight hundred and ninety-five: and he came to his end.
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And all the days of Mahalal’el were eight hundred ninety and five shanah; and he died.
18 And Jared was a hundred and sixty-two years old when he became the father of Enoch:
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And Yered lived a hundred sixty and two shanah, and he fathered Chanoch (Enoch):
19 And Jared went on living after the birth of Enoch for eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
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And Yered lived after he fathered Chanoch (Enoch) eight hundred shanah, and fathered banim and banot;
20 And all the years of Jared's life were nine hundred and sixty-two: and he came to his end.
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And all the days of Yered were nine hundred sixty and two shanah; and he died.
21 And Enoch was sixty-five years old when he became the father of Methuselah:
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And Chanoch lived sixty and five shanah, and fathered Metushelach;
22 And after the birth of Methuselah, Enoch went on in God's ways for three hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
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And Chanoch walked with HaElohim after he fathered Metushelach three hundred shanah, and fathered banim and banot;
23 And all the years of Enoch's life were three hundred and sixty-five:
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And all the days of Chanoch were three hundred sixty and five shanah;
24 And Enoch went on in God's ways: and he was not seen again, for God took him.
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And Chanoch walked with HaElohim; and he was not; for Elohim took him.
25 And Methuselah was a hundred and eighty-seven years old when he became the father of Lamech:
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And Metushelach lived a hundred eighty and seven shanah, and fathered Lamech.
26 And after the birth of Lamech, Methuselah went on living for seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters:
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And Metushelach lived after he fathered Lamech seven hundred eighty and two shanah, and fathered banim and banot;
27 And all the years of Methuselah's life were nine hundred and sixty-nine: and he came to his end.
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And all the days of Metushelach were nine hundred sixty and nine shanah; and he died.
28 And Lamech was a hundred and eighty-two years old when he had a son:
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And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two shanah and fathered ben;
29 And he gave him the name of Noah, saying, Truly, he will give us rest from our trouble and the hard work of our hands, because of the earth which was cursed by God.
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And he called shmo Noach, saying, Zeh yenachamenu (this shall comfort us) in our work and toil of our hands, because of the adamah which Hashem hath cursed.
30 And after the birth of Noah, Lamech went on living for five hundred and ninety-five years, and had sons and daughters:
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And Lamech lived after he fathered Noach five hundred ninety and five shanah, and fathered banim and banot;
31 And all the years of Lamech's life were seven hundred and seventy-seven: and he came to his end.
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And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven shanah; and he died.
32 And when Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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And Noach was five hundred years old; and Noach fathered Shem, Cham, and Yephet.
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