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| 1This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. | 1This is the historical record of Adam's generations. When God created mankind, he made them in his own likeness. |
| 2Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created. | 2Creating them male and female, he blessed them and called them humans when he created them. |
| 3When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. | 3After Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son just like him, that is, according to his own likeness, and named him Seth. |
| 4The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters. | 4Adam lived another 800 years, fathering other sons and daughters after he had fathered Seth. |
| 5Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died. | 5Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then died. |
| 6When Seth had lived 105 years, he fathered Enosh. | 6When Seth had lived 105 years, he fathered Enosh. |
| 7Seth lived after he fathered Enosh 807 years and had other sons and daughters. | 7After he fathered Enosh, Seth lived 807 years, fathering other sons and daughters. |
| 8Thus all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died. | 8Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then died. |
| 9When Enosh had lived 90 years, he fathered Kenan. | 9When Enosh had lived 90 years, he fathered Kenan. |
| 10Enosh lived after he fathered Kenan 815 years and had other sons and daughters. | 10After he fathered Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years, fathering other sons and daughters. |
| 11Thus all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died. | 11Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then died. |
| 12When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel. | 12When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel. |
| 13Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalalel 840 years and had other sons and daughters. | 13After he fathered Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years, fathering other sons and daughters. |
| 14Thus all the days of Kenan were 910 years, and he died. | 14Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then died. |
| 15When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he fathered Jared. | 15When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he fathered Jared. |
| 16Mahalalel lived after he fathered Jared 830 years and had other sons and daughters. | 16After he fathered Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years, fathering other sons and daughters. |
| 17Thus all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years, and he died. | 17Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then died. |
| 18When Jared had lived 162 years, he fathered Enoch. | 18When Jared had lived 162 years, he fathered Enoch. |
| 19Jared lived after he fathered Enoch 800 years and had other sons and daughters. | 19After he fathered Enoch, Jared lived 800 years, fathering other sons and daughters. |
| 20Thus all the days of Jared were 962 years, and he died. | 20Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then died. |
| 21When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah. | 21When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah. |
| 22Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. | 22After he fathered Methuselah, Enoch communed with God for 300 years and fathered other sons and daughters. |
| 23Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years. | 23Enoch lived a total of 365 years, |
| 24Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him. | 24communing with God—and then he was there no longer, because God had taken him. |
| 25When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he fathered Lamech. | 25When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he fathered Lamech. |
| 26Methuselah lived after he fathered Lamech 782 years and had other sons and daughters. | 26After he fathered Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years, fathering other sons and daughters. |
| 27Thus all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died. | 27Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then died. |
| 28When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son | 28When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son, |
| 29and called his name Noah, saying, “Out of the ground that the LORD has cursed, this one shall bring us relief from our work and from the painful toil of our hands.” | 29whom he named Noah, because he said, "May this one comfort us from our work, from pain that is caused by our manual labor, and from the ground that the LORD has cursed." |
| 30Lamech lived after he fathered Noah 595 years and had other sons and daughters. | 30After he fathered Noah, Lamech lived 595 years, fathering other sons and daughters. |
| 31Thus all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died. | 31Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then died. |
| 32After Noah was 500 years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth. | 32After Noah had lived 500 years, he fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth. |
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