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

26 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.

29 And 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.”

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

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

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

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Verse 25

Original words

When Methuselah מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח H4968 Noun - proper - masculine singular was וַיְחִ֣י H2421 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 187 וּמְאַ֣ת H3967 Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct . . . שָׁנָ֖ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular . . . וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים H8084 Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural . . . שֶׁ֧בַע H7651 Number - feminine singular years old שָׁנָ֑ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular he became the father of וַיּ֖וֹלֶד H3205 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Lamech לָֽמֶךְ׃ H3929 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 26

Cross-references

Genesis 5:4 Classic cross-references

Original words

And after אַֽחֲרֵי֙ H310 Preposition he had become the father of הוֹלִיד֣וֹ H3205 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Lamech לֶ֔מֶךְ H3929 Noun - proper - masculine singular Methuselah מְתוּשֶׁ֗לַח H4968 Noun - proper - masculine singular lived וַֽיְחִ֣י H2421 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 782 וּשְׁבַ֥ע H7651 Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct . . . מֵא֖וֹת H3967 Number - feminine plural . . . שָׁנָ֔ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular . . . וּשְׁמוֹנִים֙ H8084 Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural . . . שְׁתַּ֤יִם H8147 Number - fd years שָׁנָ֑ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular and had [other] וַיּ֥וֹלֶד H3205 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular sons בָּנִ֖ים H1121 Noun - masculine plural and daughters וּבָנֽוֹת׃ H1323 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural

Verse 27

Cross-references

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

Original words

So Methuselah מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח H4968 Noun - proper - masculine singular lived וַיִּהְיוּ֙ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural a total of כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . יְמֵ֣י H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct 969 תֵּ֤שַׁע H8672 Number - feminine singular . . . מֵא֖וֹת H3967 Number - feminine plural . . . שָׁנָ֔ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular . . . וְשִׁשִּׁים֙ H8346 Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural . . . וּתְשַׁ֥ע H8672 Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct years שָׁנָ֑ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular and then he died וַיָּמֹֽת׃פ H4191 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 28

Cross-references

Luke 3:36 Classic cross-references

Original words

When Lamech לֶ֕מֶךְ H3929 Noun - proper - masculine singular was וַֽיְחִי־ H2421 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 182 וּמְאַ֣ת H3967 Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct . . . שָׁנָ֖ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular . . . וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים H8084 Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural . . . שְׁתַּ֧יִם H8147 Number - fd years old שָׁנָ֑ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular he had וַיּ֖וֹלֶד H3205 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular a son בֵּֽן׃ H1121 Noun - masculine singular

Verse 29

Cross-references

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

Original words

And he named him וַיִּקְרָ֧א H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker - שְׁמ֛וֹ H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Noah נֹ֖חַ H5146 Noun - proper - masculine singular saying לֵאמֹ֑ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct {May} this one זֶ֠ה H2088 Pronoun - masculine singular comfort us יְנַחֲמֵ֤נוּ H5162 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural in the labor מִֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֙נוּ֙ H4639 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural and toil וּמֵעִצְּב֣וֹן H6093 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of our hands יָדֵ֔ינוּ H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common plural caused by מִן־ H4480 Preposition the ground הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה H127 Article | Noun - feminine singular that אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular has cursed אֵֽרְרָ֖הּ H779 Verb - 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 5:4 Classic cross-references

Original words

And after אַֽחֲרֵי֙ H310 Preposition he had become the father of הוֹלִיד֣וֹ H3205 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Noah נֹ֔חַ H5146 Noun - proper - masculine singular Lamech לֶ֗מֶךְ H3929 Noun - proper - masculine singular lived וַֽיְחִי־ H2421 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 595 חָמֵ֤שׁ H2568 Number - feminine singular . . . מֵאֹ֖ת H3967 Number - feminine plural . . . שָׁנָ֔ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular . . . וְתִשְׁעִים֙ H8673 Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural . . . וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ H2568 Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct years שָׁנָ֑ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular and had [other] וַיּ֥וֹלֶד H3205 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular sons בָּנִ֖ים H1121 Noun - masculine plural and daughters וּבָנֽוֹת׃ H1323 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural

Verse 31

Original words

So Lamech לֶ֔מֶךְ H3929 Noun - proper - masculine singular lived וַֽיְהִי֙ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular a total of כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . יְמֵי־ H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct 777 שֶׁ֤בַע H7651 Number - feminine singular . . . מֵא֖וֹת H3967 Number - feminine plural . . . שָׁנָ֔ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular . . . וְשִׁבְעִים֙ H7657 Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural . . . וּשְׁבַ֥ע H7651 Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct years שָׁנָ֑ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular and then he died וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס H4191 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 32

Cross-references

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

Original words

After אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Noah נֹ֕חַ H5146 Noun - proper - masculine singular was וַֽיְהִי־ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 500 חֲמֵ֥שׁ H2568 Number - feminine singular construct . . . מֵא֖וֹת H3967 Number - feminine plural years שָׁנָ֑ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular old בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct [he] נֹ֔חַ H5146 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker became the father of וַיּ֣וֹלֶד H3205 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Shem שֵׁ֖ם H8035 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Ham חָ֥ם H2526 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Japheth יָֽפֶת׃ H3315 Noun - proper - masculine singular

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