5:1 This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.
5:2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind*” when they were created. / *Hebrew adam
5:3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
5:4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
5:5 Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
5:6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father* of Enosh. / *Father may mean ancestor; also in verses 7-26.
5:7 After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
5:8 Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
5:9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.
5:10 After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
5:11 Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
5:12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
5:13 After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
5:14 Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
5:15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.
5:16 After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
5:17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
5:18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
5:19 After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
5:20 Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
5:21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
5:22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
5:23 Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
5:24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
5:25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
5:26 After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
5:27 Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
5:28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
5:29 He named him Noah* and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has cursed.” / *Noah sounds like the Hebrew for comfort.
5:30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
5:31 Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
5:32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.