And Lamech lived, after he begat Noah, five hundred ninety and five years The Septuagint version is five hundred and sixty five; and the Samaritan version six hundred: and begat sons and daughters; of which we have no account.
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Genesis 5:30 In-Context
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.
31 And all the dayes of Lamech were .vij. hundred .lxxvij. yere and than he dyed.
32 And when Noe was .v. hundred yere olde he begat Sem Ham and Iaphet.