Genesis 5:25 — Compare 3 English translations

Genesis 5:25 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 →

וַיְחִ֣י châyâh H2421 to live מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח Mᵉthûwshelach H4968 Methuselah שֶׁ֧בַע shebaʻ H7651 seven וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים shᵉmônîym H8084 eighty שָׁנָ֖ה shâneh H8141 year וּמְאַ֣ת mêʼâh H3967 hundred שָׁנָ֑ה shâneh H8141 year וַיּ֖וֹלֶד yâlad H3205 to bear אֶת ʼêth H853 - לָֽמֶךְ Lemek H3929 Lamech

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World English Bible Public Domain

Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, and became the father of Lamech.
King James Version Public Domain

And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

And Methuselah lived 187 years, then he fathered Lamech.

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Genesis 5:25 — compare English translations

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