Genesis 5:19
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.
And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
20 So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
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.
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- BSB
- And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
- KJV
- And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
- WEB
- Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
- ASV
- and Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
- DARBY
- And Jared lived after he had begotten Enoch eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
- BLB
- And Jared lived after his begetting Enoch eight hundred years, and he begat sons and daughters.
- ÅB
- Og etter at Jared hadde fått Enok, levde han enda åtte hundre år og fikk sønner og døtre.
- OTB
- Etter Enok ble født, levde Jared i 800 år og fikk andre sønner og døtre.
- B1930
- Og efterat Jared hadde fått Enok, levde han ennu åtte hundre år og fikk sønner og døtre.