Genesis 5:30

“And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations

And Lamech liued, after hee begate Noah, fiue hundred ninetie and fiue yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Then Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years after he became the father of Noah, and he had {other} sons and daughters.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
- American Standard Version (1901)

And after the birth of Noah, Lamech went on living for five hundred and ninety-five years, and had sons and daughters:
- Basic English Bible

And Lemech lived after he had begotten Noah five hundred and ninety-five years, and begot sons and daughters.
- Darby Bible

And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Webster's Bible

Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
- World English Bible

And Lamech liveth after his begetting Noah five hundred and ninety and five years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
- Youngs Literal Bible

And Lamech lived after he begot Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begot sons and daughters.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Genesis 5:30


5:29 This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed - Very probably there were some prophecies that went before of him, as a person that should be wonderfully serviceable to his generation.

5:32 And Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth - These Noah begat (the eldest of these) when he was six hundred years old. It should seem that Japheth was the eldest, #Gen 10:21|, but Shem is put first, because on him the covenant was entailed, as appears by #Gen 9:26|, where God is called the Lord God of Shem. To him 'tis probable the birthright was given, and from him 'tis certain both Christ the head, and the church the body, were to descend; therefore he is called Shem, which signifies a name, because in his posterity the name of God should always remain, 'till He should come out of his loins, whose name is above every name; so that in putting Shem first, Christ was in effect put first, who in all things must have the pre - eminence. For the glory of God's justice, and for warning to a wicked world, before the history of the ruin of the old world we have a full account of its degeneracy, its apostacy from God, and rebellion against him. The destroying of it was an act not of absolute sovereignty, but of necessary justice for the maintaining of the honour of God's government.


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