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Genesis 5:25-32

The Line of Adam Continues Under Death, Yet God Preserves the Promised Seed

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25When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.

26And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.

27So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

28When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.

29And he named him Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.”

30And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

31So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.

32After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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Verse 25

Original words

When Methuselahמְתוּשֶׁ֔לַחH4968Noun - proper - masculine singularwasוַיְחִ֣יH2421Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular187וּמְאַ֣תH3967Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct. . .שָׁנָ֖הH8141Noun - feminine singular. . .וּשְׁמֹנִ֛יםH8084Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural. . .שֶׁ֧בַעH7651Number - feminine singularyears oldשָׁנָ֑הH8141Noun - feminine singularhe became the father ofוַיּ֖וֹלֶדH3205Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerLamechלָֽמֶךְ׃H3929Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 26

Cross-references

Genesis 5:4Classic cross-references

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And afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙H310Prepositionhe had become the father ofהוֹלִיד֣וֹH3205Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerLamechלֶ֔מֶךְH3929Noun - proper - masculine singularMethuselahמְתוּשֶׁ֗לַחH4968Noun - proper - masculine singularlivedוַֽיְחִ֣יH2421Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular782וּשְׁבַ֥עH7651Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct. . .מֵא֖וֹתH3967Number - feminine plural. . .שָׁנָ֔הH8141Noun - feminine singular. . .וּשְׁמוֹנִים֙H8084Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural. . .שְׁתַּ֤יִםH8147Number - fdyearsשָׁנָ֑הH8141Noun - feminine singularand had [other]וַיּ֥וֹלֶדH3205Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularsonsבָּנִ֖יםH1121Noun - masculine pluraland daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃H1323Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural

Verse 27

Cross-references

2 Samuel 19:32Classic cross-references Genesis 9:29Classic cross-references

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So Methuselahמְתוּשֶׁ֔לַחH4968Noun - proper - masculine singularlivedוַיִּהְיוּ֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plurala total ofכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .יְמֵ֣יH3117Noun - masculine plural construct969תֵּ֤שַׁעH8672Number - feminine singular. . .מֵא֖וֹתH3967Number - feminine plural. . .שָׁנָ֔הH8141Noun - feminine singular. . .וְשִׁשִּׁים֙H8346Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural. . .וּתְשַׁ֥עH8672Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular constructyearsשָׁנָ֑הH8141Noun - feminine singularand then he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃פH4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 28

Cross-references

Luke 3:36Classic cross-references

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When Lamechלֶ֕מֶךְH3929Noun - proper - masculine singularwasוַֽיְחִי־H2421Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular182וּמְאַ֣תH3967Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct. . .שָׁנָ֖הH8141Noun - feminine singular. . .וּשְׁמֹנִ֛יםH8084Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural. . .שְׁתַּ֧יִםH8147Number - fdyears oldשָׁנָ֑הH8141Noun - feminine singularhe hadוַיּ֖וֹלֶדH3205Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulara sonבֵּֽן׃H1121Noun - masculine singular

Verse 29

Cross-references

Genesis 3:17Classic cross-references Romans 8:20Classic cross-references Matthew 24:37Classic cross-references 2 Peter 2:5Classic cross-references Genesis 3:20Classic cross-references

Original words

And he named himוַיִּקְרָ֧אH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-שְׁמ֛וֹH8034Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularNoahנֹ֖חַH5146Noun - proper - masculine singularsayingלֵאמֹ֑רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct{May} this oneזֶ֠הH2088Pronoun - masculine singularcomfort usיְנַחֲמֵ֤נוּH5162Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common pluralin the laborמִֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֙נוּ֙H4639Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common pluraland toilוּמֵעִצְּב֣וֹןH6093Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof our handsיָדֵ֔ינוּH3027Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common pluralcaused byמִן־H4480Prepositionthe groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הH127Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas cursedאֵֽרְרָ֖הּH779Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular

BSB notes

Noah sounds like the Hebrew for rest or comfort.

Verse 30

Cross-references

Genesis 5:4Classic cross-references

Original words

And afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙H310Prepositionhe had become the father ofהוֹלִיד֣וֹH3205Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerNoahנֹ֔חַH5146Noun - proper - masculine singularLamechלֶ֗מֶךְH3929Noun - proper - masculine singularlivedוַֽיְחִי־H2421Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular595חָמֵ֤שׁH2568Number - feminine singular. . .מֵאֹ֖תH3967Number - feminine plural. . .שָׁנָ֔הH8141Noun - feminine singular. . .וְתִשְׁעִים֙H8673Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural. . .וַחֲמֵ֥שׁH2568Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular constructyearsשָׁנָ֑הH8141Noun - feminine singularand had [other]וַיּ֥וֹלֶדH3205Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularsonsבָּנִ֖יםH1121Noun - masculine pluraland daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃H1323Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural

Verse 31

Original words

So Lamechלֶ֔מֶךְH3929Noun - proper - masculine singularlivedוַֽיְהִי֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulara total ofכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .יְמֵי־H3117Noun - masculine plural construct777שֶׁ֤בַעH7651Number - feminine singular. . .מֵא֖וֹתH3967Number - feminine plural. . .שָׁנָ֔הH8141Noun - feminine singular. . .וְשִׁבְעִים֙H7657Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural. . .וּשְׁבַ֥עH7651Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular constructyearsשָׁנָ֑הH8141Noun - feminine singularand then he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃סH4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 32

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 1:4Classic cross-references Genesis 7:6Classic cross-references Genesis 10:21Classic cross-references Genesis 6:10Classic cross-references Genesis 9:29Classic cross-references

Original words

Afterאֶת־H853Direct object markerNoahנֹ֕חַH5146Noun - proper - masculine singularwasוַֽיְהִי־H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular500חֲמֵ֥שׁH2568Number - feminine singular construct. . .מֵא֖וֹתH3967Number - feminine pluralyearsשָׁנָ֑הH8141Noun - feminine singularoldבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular construct[he]נֹ֔חַH5146Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerbecame the father ofוַיּ֣וֹלֶדH3205Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularShemשֵׁ֖םH8035Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerHamחָ֥םH2526Noun - proper - masculine singularand Japhethיָֽפֶת׃H3315Noun - proper - masculine singular

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