Genesis 5 – read and compare multiple versions of the Bible
World English Bible
Genesis 5 (WEBP)
[1] This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness.
[2] He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them Adam.°
[3] Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
[4] The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
[5] All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.
[6] Seth lived one hundred five years, then became the father of Enosh.
[7] Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
[8] All of the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.
[9] Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.
[10] Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan eight hundred fifteen years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
[11] All of the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.
[12] Kenan lived seventy years, then became the father of Mahalalel.
[13] Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters
[14] and all of the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.
[15] Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Jared.
[16] Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
[17] All of the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.
[18] Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, then became the father of Enoch.
[19] Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
[20] All of the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.
[21] Enoch lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Methuselah.
[22] After Methuselah’s birth, Enoch walked with God for three hundred years, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
[23] All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.
[24] Enoch walked with God, and he was not found, for God took him.
[25] Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, then became the father of Lamech.
[26] Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
[27] All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.
[28] Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, then became the father of a son.
[29] He named him Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, caused by the ground which Yahweh has cursed.”
[30] Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
[31] All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.
[32] Noah was five hundred years old, then Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 5:2 “Adam” and “Man” are spelled with the exact same consonants in Hebrew, so this can be correctly translated either way.
Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.
King James w/Strong’s #s
Genesis 5 (KJVS)
[1] This H2088 [is] the book H5612 of the generations H8435 of Adam H121. In the day H3117 that God H430 created H1254 (8800) man H120, in the likeness H1823 of God H430 made H6213 (8804) he him;
[2] Male H2145 and female H5347 created H1254 (8804) he them; and blessed H1288 (8762) them, and called H7121 (8799) their name H8034 Adam H120, in the day H3117 when they were created H1254 (8736).
[3] And Adam H121 lived H2421 (8799) an hundred H3967 and thirty H7970 years H8141, and begat H3205 (8686) [a son] in his own likeness H1823, after his image H6754; and called H7121 (8799) his name H8034 Seth H8352:
[4] And the days H3117 of Adam H121 after H310 he had begotten H3205 (8687) Seth H8352 were eight H8083 hundred H3967 years H8141: and he begat H3205 (8686) sons H1121 and daughters H1323:
[5] And all the days H3117 that Adam H121 lived H2425 (8804) were nine H8672 hundred H3967 H8141 and thirty H7970 years H8141: and he died H4191 (8799).
[6] And Seth H8352 lived H2421 (8799) an hundred H3967 H8141 and five H2568 years H8141, and begat H3205 (8686) Enos H583:
[7] And Seth H8352 lived H2421 (8799) after H310 he begat H3205 (8687) Enos H583 eight H8083 hundred H3967 H8141 and seven H7651 years H8141, and begat H3205 (8686) sons H1121 and daughters H1323:
[8] And all the days H3117 of Seth H8352 were nine H8672 hundred H3967 H8141 and twelve H6240 H8147 years H8141: and he died H4191 (8799).
[9] And Enos H583 lived H2421 (8799) ninety H8673 years H8141, and begat H3205 (8686) Cainan H7018:
[10] And Enos H583 lived H2421 (8799) after H310 he begat H3205 (8687) Cainan H7018 eight H8083 hundred H3967 H8141 and fifteen H6240 H2568 years H8141, and begat H3205 (8686) sons H1121 and daughters H1323:
[11] And all the days H3117 of Enos H583 were nine H8672 hundred H3967 H8141 and five H2568 years H8141: and he died H4191 (8799).
[12] And Cainan H7018 lived H2421 (8799) seventy H7657 years H8141, and begat H3205 (8686) Mahalaleel H4111:
[13] And Cainan H7018 lived H2421 (8799) after H310 he begat H3205 (8687) Mahalaleel H4111 eight H8083 hundred H3967 H8141 and forty H705 years H8141, and begat H3205 (8686) sons H1121 and daughters H1323:
[14] And all the days H3117 of Cainan H7018 were nine H8672 hundred H3967 H8141 and ten H6235 years H8141: and he died H4191 (8799).
[15] And Mahalaleel H4111 lived H2421 (8799) sixty H8346 H8141 and five H2568 years H8141, and begat H3205 (8686) Jared H3382:
[16] And Mahalaleel H4111 lived H2421 (8799) after H310 he begat H3205 (8687) Jared H3382 eight H8083 hundred H3967 H8141 and thirty H7970 years H8141, and begat H3205 (8686) sons H1121 and daughters H1323:
[17] And all the days H3117 of Mahalaleel H4111 were eight H8083 hundred H3967 H8141 ninety H8673 and five H2568 years H8141: and he died H4191 (8799).
[18] And Jared H3382 lived H2421 (8799) an hundred H3967 sixty H8346 H8141 and two H8147 years H8141, and he begat H3205 (8686) Enoch H2585:
[19] And Jared H3382 lived H2421 (8799) after H310 he begat H3205 (8687) Enoch H2585 eight H8083 hundred H3967 years H8141, and begat H3205 (8686) sons H1121 and daughters H1323:
[20] And all the days H3117 of Jared H3382 were nine H8672 hundred H3967 H8141 sixty H8346 and two H8147 years H8141: and he died H4191 (8799).
[21] And Enoch H2585 lived H2421 (8799) sixty H8346 and five H2568 years H8141, and begat H3205 (8686) Methuselah H4968:
[22] And Enoch H2585 walked H1980 (8691) with H854 God H430 after H310 he begat H3205 (8687) H853 Methuselah H4968 three H7969 hundred H3967 years H8141, and begat H3205 (8686) sons H1121 and daughters H1323:
[23] And all the days H3117 of Enoch H2585 were three H7969 hundred H3967 H8141 sixty H8346 and five H2568 years H8141:
[24] And Enoch H2585 walked H1980 (8691) with God H430: and he [was] not; for God H430 took H3947 (8804) him.
[25] And Methuselah H4968 lived H2421 (8799) an hundred H3967 H8141 eighty H8084 and seven H7651 years H8141, and begat H3205 (8686) Lamech H3929:
[26] And Methuselah H4968 lived H2421 (8799) after H310 he begat H3205 (8687) Lamech H3929 seven H7651 hundred H3967 H8141 eighty H8084 and two H8147 years H8141, and begat H3205 (8686) sons H1121 and daughters H1323:
[27] And all the days H3117 of Methuselah H4968 were nine H8672 hundred H3967 H8141 sixty H8346 and nine H8672 years H8141: and he died H4191 (8799).
[28] And Lamech H3929 lived H2421 (8799) an hundred H3967 H8141 eighty H8084 and two H8147 years H8141, and begat H3205 (8686) a son H1121:
[29] And he called H7121 (8799) his name H8034 Noah H5146, saying H559 (8800), This [same] shall comfort H5162 (8762) us concerning our work H4639 and toil H6093 of our hands H3027, because H4480 of the ground H127 which the LORD H3068 hath cursed H779 (8765).
[30] And Lamech H3929 lived H2421 (8799) after H310 he begat H3205 (8687) Noah H5146 five H2568 hundred H3967 H8141 ninety H8673 and five H2568 years H8141, and begat H3205 (8686) sons H1121 and daughters H1323:
[31] And all the days H3117 of Lamech H3929 were seven H7651 hundred H3967 H8141 seventy H7657 and seven H7651 years H8141: and he died H4191 (8799).
[32] And Noah H5146 was five H2568 hundred H3967 years H8141 old H1121: and Noah H5146 begat H3205 (8686) Shem H8035, Ham H2526, and Japheth H3315.
Young’s Literal Translation
Genesis 5 (YLT)
[1] This is an account of the births of Adam: In the day of God’s preparing man, in the likeness of God He hath made him;
[2] a male and a female He hath prepared them, and He blesseth them, and calleth their name Man, in the day of their being prepared.
[3] And Adam liveth an hundred and thirty years, and begetteth a son in his likeness, according to his image, and calleth his name Seth.
[4] And the days of Adam after his begetting Seth are eight hundred years, and he begetteth sons and daughters.
[5] And all the days of Adam which he lived are nine hundred and thirty years, and he dieth.
[6] And Seth liveth an hundred and five years, and begetteth Enos.
[7] And Seth liveth after his begetting Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
[8] And all the days of Seth are nine hundred and twelve years, and he dieth.
[9] And Enos liveth ninety years, and begetteth Cainan.
[10] And Enos liveth after his begetting Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
[11] And all the days of Enos are nine hundred and five years, and he dieth.
[12] And Cainan liveth seventy years, and begetteth Mahalaleel.
[13] And Cainan liveth after his begetting Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
[14] And all the days of Cainan are nine hundred and ten years, and he dieth.
[15] And Mahalaleel liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Jared.
[16] And Mahalaleel liveth after his begetting Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
[17] And all the days of Mahalaleel are eight hundred and ninety and five years, and he dieth.
[18] And Jared liveth an hundred and sixty and two years, and begetteth Enoch.
[19] And Jared liveth after his begetting Enoch eight hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
[20] And all the days of Jared are nine hundred and sixty and two years, and he dieth.
[21] And Enoch liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Methuselah.
[22] And Enoch walketh habitually with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
[23] And all the days of Enoch are three hundred and sixty and five years.
[24] And Enoch walketh habitually with God, and he is not, for God hath taken him.
[25] And Methuselah liveth an hundred and eighty and seven years, and begetteth Lamech.
[26] And Methuselah liveth after his begetting Lamech seven hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
[27] And all the days of Methuselah are nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he dieth.
[28] And Lamech liveth an hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth a son,
[29] and calleth his name Noah, saying, ‘This one doth comfort us concerning our work, and concerning the labour of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.’
[30] And Lamech liveth after his begetting Noah five hundred and ninety and five years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
[31] And all the days of Lamech are seven hundred and seventy and seven years, and he dieth.
[32] And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begetteth Shem, Ham, and Japheth.