Genesis 5:21
19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
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
- When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
- KJV
- And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
- WEB
- Enoch lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Methuselah.
- ASV
- And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
- DARBY
- And Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methushelah.
- BLB
- And Enoch lived five and sixty years, and he begat Methuselah.
- ÅB
- Da Enok var fem og seksti år gammel, fikk han sønnen Metusalah.
- OTB
- Da Enok var 65 år, fikk han Metusjalah.
- B1930
- Da Enok var fem og seksti år gammel, fikk han sønnen Metusalah.
Study notes (Tyndale)
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Cross references
Luke 3:37
Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
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