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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 book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
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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Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
3 After Adam lived 130 years he fathered a son like himself and named him Shet.
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And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
4 After Shet was born, Adam lived another 800 years and had both sons and daughters.
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And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
5 In all, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.
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And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
6 Shet lived 105 years and fathered Enosh.
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And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
7 After Enosh was born, Shet lived another 807 years and had sons and daughters.
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And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
8 In all, Shet lived 912 years; then he died.
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And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
9 Enosh lived ninety years and fathered Kenan.
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And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
10 After Kenan was born, Enosh lived another 815 years and had sons and daughters.
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And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
11 In all, Enosh lived 905 years; then he died.
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And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
12 Kenan lived seventy years and fathered Mahalal'el.
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And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
13 After Mahalal'el was born, Kenan lived another 840 years and had sons and daughters.
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And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
14 In all, Kenan lived 910 years; then he died.
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And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
15 Mahalal'el lived sixty-five years and fathered Yered.
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And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
16 After Yered was born, Mahalal'el lived another 830 years and had sons and daughters.
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And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
17 In all, Mahalal'el lived 895 years; then he died.
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And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
18 Yered lived 162 years and fathered Hanokh.
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And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
19 After Hanokh was born, Yered lived 800 years and had sons and daughters.
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And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
20 In all, Yered lived 962 years; then he died.
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And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
21 Hanokh lived sixty-five years and fathered Metushelach.
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And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
22 After Metushelach was born, Hanokh walked with God 300 years and had sons and daughters.
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And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
23 In all, Hanokh lived 365 years.
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And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
24 Hanokh walked with God, and then he wasn't there, because God took him.
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And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
25 Metushelach lived 187 years and fathered Lemekh.
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And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
26 After Lemekh was born, Metushelach lived 782 years and had sons and daughters.
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And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
27 In all, Metushelach lived 969 years; then he died.
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And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
28 Lemekh lived 182 years and fathered a son,
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And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat 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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And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
30 After Noach was born, Lemekh lived 595 years and had sons and daughters.
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And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
31 In all, Lemekh lived 777 years; then he died.
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And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
32 Noach was 500 years old; and Noach fathered Shem, Ham and Yefet.
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And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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