And Mahalaleel lived, after he begat Jared, eight hundred and thirty years Seven hundred and thirty, as the above version, still making the same mistake:
and he begat sons and daughters; how many cannot be said.
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Genesis 5:16 In-Context
14 Thus all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.
15 When Ma-hal'alel had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Jared.
16 Ma-hal'alel lived after the birth of Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and had other sons and daughters.
17 Thus all the days of Ma-hal'alel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died.
18 When Jared had lived a hundred and sixty-two years he became the father of Enoch.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.