Genesis 5:28

28 And Lamech lyved an hundred .lxxxij. yere and begat a sonne

Genesis 5:28 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 5:28

And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and
begat son.
] According to the Septuagint version he was an hundred and eighty eight years old; but according to the Samaritan version only fifty three; the name, of his son, begotten by him, is given in the next verse, with the reason of it.

Genesis 5:28 In-Context

26 and Mathusala after he had begot Lamech lyved .vij. hundred and .lxxxij. yere ad begat sonnes and doughters.

27 And all the dayes of Methusala were .ix. hundred .lxix yere and than he dyed.

28 And Lamech lyved an hundred .lxxxij. yere and begat a sonne

29 and called hym Noe sayng. This same shall comforte vs: as concernynge oure worke and sorowe of oure handes which we haue aboute the erthe that the LORde hath cursed.

30 And Lamech lyved after he had begot Noe v. hundred nynetie and .v. yere and begat sonnes and doughters.