Genesis 5:1–6:8
Genesis 5:1-6:8
The Generations of Adam
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Published September 22nd, 2022
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Genesis 5:1-6:8
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זֶ֣ה סֵ֔פֶר תּוֹלְדֹ֖ת אָדָ֑ם
This is the book of the generations of Adam.
בְּי֗וֹם בְּרֹ֤א אֱלֹהִים֙ אָדָ֔ם
When God created man,
בִּדְמ֥וּת אֱלֹהִ֖ים עָשָׂ֥ה אֹתֽוֹ׃
o he made him in the likeness of God.
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זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בְּרָאָ֑ם
Male and female he created them,
וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹתָ֗ם
and he blessed them
וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמָם֙ אָדָ֔ם
and named them Man 1
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בְּי֖וֹם הִבָּֽרְאָֽם׃ס
when they were created.
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וַֽיְחִ֣י אָדָ֗ם שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּמְאַת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה
When Adam had lived 130 years,
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בִּדְמוּת֖וֹ כְּצַלְמ֑וֹ
he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image,
וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ שֵֽׁת׃
and p named him Seth.
וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ יְמֵי־אָדָ֗ם אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־שֵׁ֔ת שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵאֹ֖ת שָׁנָ֑ה
q The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years;
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃
and he had other sons and daughters.
וַיִּֽהְי֞וּ כָּל־יְמֵ֤י אָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁר־חַ֔י תְּשַׁ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה
Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years,
וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס
r and he died.
progression
וַֽיְחִי־שֵׁ֕ת חָמֵ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים וּמְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה
When Seth had lived 105 years,
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־אֱנֽוֹשׁ׃
s he fathered Enosh.
וַֽיְחִי־שֵׁ֗ת אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־אֱנ֔וֹשׁ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
Seth lived after he fathered Enosh 807 years
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃
and had other sons and daughters.
וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵי־שֵׁ֔ת שְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּתְשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
Thus all the days of Seth were 912 years,
וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס
and he died.
וַֽיְחִ֥י אֱנ֖וֹשׁ תִּשְׁעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה
When Enosh had lived 90 years,
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־קֵינָֽן׃
he fathered Kenan.
וַֽיְחִ֣י אֱנ֗וֹשׁ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־קֵינָ֔ן חֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
Enosh lived after he fathered Kenan 815 years
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃
and had other sons and daughters.
וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י אֱנ֔וֹשׁ חָמֵ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וּתְשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
Thus all the days of Enosh were 905 years,
וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס
and he died.
וַֽיְחִ֥י קֵינָ֖ן שִׁבְעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה
When Kenan had lived 70 years,
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־מַֽהֲלַלְאֵֽל׃
he fathered Mahalalel.
וַיְחִ֣י קֵינָ֗ן אַחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֔ל אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalalel 840 years
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃
and had other sons and daughters.
וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י קֵינָ֔ן עֶ֣שֶׂר שָׁנִ֔ים וּתְשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
Thus all the days of Kenan were 910 years,
וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס
and he died.
וַֽיְחִ֣י מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֔ל חָמֵ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים וְשִׁשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה
When Mahalalel had lived 65 years,
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־יָֽרֶד׃
he fathered Jared.
וַֽיְחִ֣י מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֗ל אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־יֶ֔רֶד שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
Mahalalel lived after he fathered Jared 830 years
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃
and had other sons and daughters.
וַיִּהְיוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י מַהֲלַלְאֵ֔ל חָמֵ֤שׁ וְתִשְׁעִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
Thus all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years,
וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס
and he died.
וַֽיְחִי־יֶ֕רֶד שְׁתַּ֧יִם וְשִׁשִּׁ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּמְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה
When Jared had lived 162 years
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־חֲנֽוֹךְ׃
he fathered t Enoch.
וַֽיְחִי־יֶ֗רֶד אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־חֲנ֔וֹךְ שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
Jared lived after he fathered Enoch 800 years
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃
and had other sons and daughters.
וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵי־יֶ֔רֶד שְׁתַּ֤יִם וְשִׁשִּׁים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּתְשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
Thus all the days of Jared were 962 years,
וַיָּמֹֽת׃פ
and he died.
וַֽיְחִ֣י חֲנ֔וֹךְ חָמֵ֥שׁ וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה
When Enoch had lived 65 years,
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־מְתוּשָֽׁלַח׃
he fathered Methuselah.
וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֨ךְ חֲנ֜וֹךְ אֶת־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֗ים אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
Enoch u walked with God 1 after he fathered Methuselah 300 years
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃
and had other sons and daughters.
וַיְהִ֖י כָּל־יְמֵ֣י חֲנ֑וֹךְ חָמֵ֤שׁ וְשִׁשִּׁים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָֽה׃
Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years.
וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ חֲנ֖וֹךְ אֶת־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים
Enoch u walked with God,
וְאֵינֶ֕נּוּ
and he was not, 1
כִּֽי ־לָקַ֥ח אֹת֖וֹ אֱלֹהִֽים׃פ
v for God took him.
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וַיְחִ֣י מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח שֶׁ֧בַע וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּמְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה
When Methuselah had lived 187 years,
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־לָֽמֶךְ׃
he fathered Lamech.
וַֽיְחִ֣י מְתוּשֶׁ֗לַח אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־לֶ֔מֶךְ שְׁתַּ֤יִם וּשְׁמוֹנִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
Methuselah lived after he fathered Lamech 782 years
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃
and had other sons and daughters.
וַיִּהְיוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח תֵּ֤שַׁע וְשִׁשִּׁים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּתְשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
Thus all the days of Methuselah were 969 years,
וַיָּמֹֽת׃פ
and he died.
וַֽיְחִי־לֶ֕מֶךְ שְׁתַּ֧יִם וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּמְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה
When Lamech had lived 182 years,
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד בֵּֽן׃
he fathered a son
וַיִּקְרָ֧א אֶת־שְׁמ֛וֹ נֹ֖חַ לֵאמֹ֑ר
and called his name Noah, saying,
זֶ֠ה 1 יְנַחֲמֵ֤נוּ מִֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֙נוּ֙ וּמֵעִצְּב֣וֹן יָדֵ֔ינוּ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵֽרְרָ֖הּ יְהוָֽה׃
“Out of the ground w that the Lord has cursed, this one shall bring us relief 1 from our work and from the painful toil of our hands.”
וַֽיְחִי־לֶ֗מֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־נֹ֔חַ חָמֵ֤שׁ וְתִשְׁעִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ת שָׁנָ֑ה
Lamech lived after he fathered Noah 595 years
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃
and had other sons and daughters.
וַֽיְהִי֙ כָּל־יְמֵי־לֶ֔מֶךְ שֶׁ֤בַע וְשִׁבְעִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
Thus all the days of Lamech were 777 years,
וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס
and he died.
וַֽיְהִי־נֹ֕חַ בֶּן־חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה
After Noah was 500 years old,
וַיּ֣וֹלֶד נֹ֔חַ אֶת־שֵׁ֖ם אֶת־חָ֥ם וְאֶת־יָֽפֶת׃
Noah fathered x Shem, Ham, and y Japheth.
וַֽיְהִי֙ כִּֽי־הֵחֵ֣ל הָֽאָדָ֔ם לָרֹ֖ב עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה
When man began to multiply on the face of the land
וּבָנ֖וֹת יֻלְּד֥וּ לָהֶֽם׃
and daughters were born to them,
וַיִּרְא֤וּ בְנֵי־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־בְּנ֣וֹת הָֽאָדָ֔ם כִּ֥י טֹבֹ֖ת הֵ֑נָּה
the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive.
וַיִּקְח֤וּ לָהֶם֙ נָשִׁ֔ים מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּחָֽרוּ׃
And they took as their wives any they chose.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה לֹֽא־יָד֨וֹן רוּחִ֤י בָֽאָדָם֙ לְעֹלָ֔ם
Then the Lord said, z “My Spirit shall not abide in 1 man forever,
בְּשַׁגַּ֖ם ה֣וּא בָשָׂ֑ר
a for he is flesh:
וְהָי֣וּ יָמָ֔יו מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים שָׁנָֽה׃
his days shall be 120 years.”
inference
הַנְּפִלִ֞ים הָי֣וּ בָאָרֶץ֮ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵם֒ וְגַ֣ם אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן
The Nephilim 1 were on the earth in those days, and also afterward,
אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָבֹ֜אוּ בְּנֵ֤י הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־בְּנ֣וֹת הָֽאָדָ֔ם
when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man
וְיָלְד֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם
and they bore children to them.
הֵ֧מָּה הַגִּבֹּרִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר מֵעוֹלָ֖ם אַנְשֵׁ֥י הַשֵּֽׁם׃פ
These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.
וַיַּ֣רְא יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י רַבָּ֛ה רָעַ֥ת הָאָדָ֖ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ
b The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth,
וְכָל־יֵ֙צֶר֙ מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ת לִבּ֔וֹ רַ֥ק רַ֖ע כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃
and that every c intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־עָשָׂ֥ה אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֖ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ
And d the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth,
וַיִּתְעַצֵּ֖ב אֶל־לִבּֽוֹ׃
and it e grieved him to his heart.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה אֶמְחֶ֨ה אֶת־הָאָדָ֤ם אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָ֙אתִי֙ מֵעַל֙ פְּנֵ֣י הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה מֵֽאָדָם֙ עַד־בְּהֵמָ֔ה עַד־רֶ֖מֶשׂ וְעַד־ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens,
כִּ֥י נִחַ֖מְתִּי כִּ֥י עֲשִׂיתִֽם׃
for I am sorry that I have made them.”
וְנֹ֕חַ מָ֥צָא חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃פ
But Noah f found favor in the eyes of the Lord .
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