Genesis 5:26
24 Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.
25 When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
27 So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.
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 Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
- KJV
- And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
- WEB
- Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
- ASV
- and Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters.
- DARBY
- And Methushelah lived after he had begotten Lemech seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters.
- BLB
- And Methuselah lived after his begetting Lamech two and eighty years and seven hundred years, and he begat sons and daughters.
- ÅB
- Og etter at Metusalah hadde fått Lamek, levde han enda syv hundre og to og åtti år og fikk sønner og døtre.
- OTB
- Etter Lamek ble født, levde Metusjalah i 782 år og fikk andre sønner og døtre.
- B1930
- Og efterat Metusalah hadde fått Lamek, levde han ennu syv hundre og to og åtti år og fikk sønner og døtre.