Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 This is the list of the descendants of Adam. (When God created human beings, he made them like himself.
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This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God's likeness.
2 He created them male and female, blessed them, and named them "Human Beings.")
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He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
3 When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son who was like him, and he named him Seth.
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Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
4 After that, Adam lived another 800 years. He had other children
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The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of sons and daughters.
5 and died at the age of 930.
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All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.
6 When Seth was 105, he had a son, Enosh,
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Seth lived one hundred five years, and became the father of Enosh.
7 and then lived another 807 years. He had other children
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Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
8 and died at the age of 912.
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All the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.
9 When Enosh was 90, he had a son, Kenan,
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Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.
10 and then lived another 815 years. He had other children
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Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan, eight hundred fifteen years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
11 and died at the age of 905.
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All the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.
12 When Kenan was 70, he had a son, Mahalalel,
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Kenan lived seventy years, and became the father of Mahalalel.
13 and then lived another 840 years. He had other children
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Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of sons and daughters
14 and died at the age of 910.
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and all the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.
15 When Mahalalel was 65, he had a son, Jared,
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Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Jared.
16 and then lived another 830 years. He had other children
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Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
17 and died at the age of 895.
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All the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.
18 When Jared was 162, he had a son, Enoch,
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Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, and became the father of Enoch.
19 and then lived another 800 years. He had other children
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Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
20 and died at the age of 962.
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All the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.
21 When Enoch was 65, he had a son, Methuselah.
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Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah.
22 After that, Enoch lived in fellowship with God for 300 years and had other children.
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Enoch walked with God after he became the father of Methuselah three hundred years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
23 He lived to be 365 years old.
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all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.
24 He spent his life in fellowship with God, and then he disappeared, because God took him away.
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Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.
25 When Methuselah was 187, he had a son, Lamech,
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Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, and became the father of Lamech.
26 and then lived another 782 years. He had other children
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Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
27 and died at the age of 969.
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All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.
28 When Lamech was 182, he had a son
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Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of a son,
29 and said, "From the very ground on which the Lord put a curse, this child will bring us relief from all our hard work"; so he named him Noah.
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and he named him Noah, saying, "This same will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Yahweh has cursed."
30 Lamech lived another 595 years. He had other children
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Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
31 and died at the age of 777.
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All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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