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1 This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.
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Here is the genealogy of Adam. On the day that God created man he made him in the likeness of God;
2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created.
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he created them male and female; he blessed them and called them Adam [humankind, man] on the day they were created.
3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
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After Adam lived 130 years he fathered a son like himself and named him Shet.
4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After Shet was born, Adam lived another 800 years and had both sons and daughters.
5 Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
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In all, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.
6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.
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Shet lived 105 years and fathered Enosh.
7 After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After Enosh was born, Shet lived another 807 years and had sons and daughters.
8 Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
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In all, Shet lived 912 years; then he died.
9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.
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Enosh lived ninety years and fathered Kenan.
10 After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After Kenan was born, Enosh lived another 815 years and had sons and daughters.
11 Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
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In all, Enosh lived 905 years; then he died.
12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
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Kenan lived seventy years and fathered Mahalal'el.
13 After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After Mahalal'el was born, Kenan lived another 840 years and had sons and daughters.
14 Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
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In all, Kenan lived 910 years; then he died.
15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.
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Mahalal'el lived sixty-five years and fathered Yered.
16 After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After Yered was born, Mahalal'el lived another 830 years and had sons and daughters.
17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
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In all, Mahalal'el lived 895 years; then he died.
18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
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Yered lived 162 years and fathered Hanokh.
19 After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After Hanokh was born, Yered lived 800 years and had sons and daughters.
20 Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
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In all, Yered lived 962 years; then he died.
21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
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Hanokh lived sixty-five years and fathered Metushelach.
22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After Metushelach was born, Hanokh walked with God 300 years and had sons and daughters.
23 Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
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In all, Hanokh lived 365 years.
24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
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Hanokh walked with God, and then he wasn't there, because God took him.
25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
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Metushelach lived 187 years and fathered Lemekh.
26 After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After Lemekh was born, Metushelach lived 782 years and had sons and daughters.
27 Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
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In all, Metushelach lived 969 years; then he died.
28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
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Lemekh lived 182 years and fathered a son,
29 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.”
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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."
30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After Noach was born, Lemekh lived 595 years and had sons and daughters.
31 Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
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In all, Lemekh lived 777 years; then he died.
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
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Noach was 500 years old; and Noach fathered Shem, Ham and Yefet.
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