Genesis 5:16
14 So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
17 So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
- KJV
- And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
- WEB
- Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
- ASV
- And Mahalalel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
- DARBY
- And Mahalaleel lived after he had begotten Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.
- BLB
- And Mahalalel lived after his begetting Jared thirty years and eight hundred years, and he begat sons and daughters.
- ÅB
- Og etter at Mahalalel hadde fått Jared, levde han enda åtte hundre og tretti år og fikk sønner og døtre.
- OTB
- Etter Jared ble født, levde Mahalalel i 830 år og fikk andre sønner og døtre.
- B1930
- Og efterat Mahalalel hadde fått Jared, levde han ennu åtte hundre og tretti år og fikk sønner og døtre.