THE BOOK BERESHITH
OR
GENESIS
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SECTION 5
BERESHITH BARA ELOHIM.

Chapter 5
5:1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that the Lord God created man, in the resemblance of Elohim³ He made him;

5:2 male and female He created them; and He blessed them, and called their name Man, in the day that they were created.

5:3 And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat in his resemblance (one) who was like to himself, and he called his name Sheth.

5:4 And the days after he had begotten Sheth⁴ were eight hundred years and he begat sons and daughters.

5:5 And all the days of Adam which he lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.

5:6 And Sheth lived a hundred and five years, and begat Enosh.

5:7 And Sheth lived after he had begotten Enosh eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

5:8 And all the days of Sheth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.

5:9 And Enosh lived ninety years, and begat Keinan.

5:10 And Enosh lived after he had begotten Keinan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

5:11 And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years and he died.

5:12 And Keinan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalalel.

5:13 And Keinan lived after he had begotten Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters.

5:14 And all the days of Keinan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.

5:15 And Mahalalel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jered.

5:16 And Mahalalel lived after he had begotten Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

5:17 And all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety and five years, and he died.

5:18 And Jered lived an hundred and sixty and two years, and begat Hanok.

5:19 And Jered lived after he had begotten Hanok eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

5:20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty and two years, and he died.

5:21 And Hanok lived sixty and five years, and begat Methushelach.

5:22 And Hanok walked in the fear of the Lord,⁵ after he had begotten Methushelach, three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

5:23 And all the days of Hanok were three hundred sixty and five years.

5:24 And Hanok walked in the fear of the Lord; and he was not; for the Lord had not made him to die.⁶

5:25 And Methushelach lived an hundred and eighty and seven years, and begat Lemek.

5:26 And Methushelach lived after he had begotten Lemek seven hundred and eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters.

5:27 All the days of Methushelach were nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he died.

5:28 And Lemek lived a hundred and eighty and two years, and begat a son.

5:29 And he called his name Noach, saying, This shall console us from the works and from the labour of our hands from the earth which the Lord hath cursed.

5:30 And Lemek lived, after he had begotten Noach, five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters.

5:31 And all the days of Lemek were seven hundred and seventy and seven years, and he died.

5:32 And Noach was a son of five hundred years, and Noach begat Shem, Cham, and Japheth.