Genesis 5:15 — compare English translations

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Genesis 5:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

וַֽיְחִ֣י châyâh H2421 to live מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֔ל Mahălalʼêl H4111 Mahalaleel חָמֵ֥שׁ châmêsh H2568 five שָׁנִ֖ים shâneh H8141 year וְשִׁשִּׁ֣ים shishshîym H8346 sixty שָׁנָ֑ה shâneh H8141 year וַיּ֖וֹלֶד yâlad H3205 to bear אֶת ʼêth H853 - יָֽרֶד Yered H3382 Jared

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World English Bible Public Domain

Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Jared.
King James Version Public Domain

And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

And Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, then he fathered Jared.

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