Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 5:22
22And after he fathered Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and fathered other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
- New International Version (NIV)After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
- New King James Version (NKJV)After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters.
Context of Genesis 5:22
20So Jared’s life lasted 962 years; then he died. 21Enoch was 65 years old when he fathered Methuselah. And after he fathered Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and fathered other sons and daughters. 23So Enoch’s life lasted 365 years. 24Enoch walked with God; then he was not there because God took him.
Read all of Genesis 5Genesis 5:22 word by word
וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֨ךְ חֲנ֜וֹךְ אֶת־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֗ים אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Enochחֲנוֹךְchănôk · EnochH2585
- walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
- withאֵת'êth · withH854
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- he begatאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- he begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- Methuselahמְתוּשֶׁ֫לַחmethûshelach · MethuselahH4968
- threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- and daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
Cross-references for Genesis 5:22
- Genesis 6:9These are the family records of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his contemporaries; Noah walked with God.
- Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, “I am God Almighty. Live in my presence and be blameless.
- Genesis 24:40He said to me, ‘The Lord before whom I have walked will send his angel with you and make your journey a success, and you will take a wife for my son from my clan and from my father’s family.
- Genesis 48:15Then he blessed Joseph and said: The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
- Exodus 16:4Then the Lord said to Moses, “I am going to rain bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. This way I will test them to see whether or not they will follow my instructions.
- Leviticus 26:12I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people.
- Deuteronomy 5:33Follow the whole instruction the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live, prosper, and have a long life in the land you will possess.
- Deuteronomy 13:4You must follow the Lord your God and fear him. You must keep his commands and listen to him; you must worship him and remain faithful to him.
- Deuteronomy 28:9The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he swore to you, if you obey the commands of the Lord your God and walk in his ways.
- 1 Kings 2:4and so that the Lord will fulfill his promise that he made to me: ‘If your sons take care to walk faithfully before me with all their heart and all their soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
- 2 Kings 20:3“Please, Lord, remember how I have walked before you faithfully and wholeheartedly and have done what pleases you.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
- Psalms 16:8I always let the Lord guide me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
- Psalms 26:11But I live with integrity; redeem me and be gracious to me.
- Psalms 56:13For you rescued me from death, even my feet from stumbling, to walk before God in the light of life.
- Psalms 86:11Teach me your way, Lord, and I will live by your truth. Give me an undivided mind to fear your name.
- Psalms 116:9I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
Commentaries on Genesis 5:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22And Enoch walked with God - three hundred years - There are several things worthy of our most particular notice in this account: 1. The name of this patriarch; Enoch, from חנך chanack, which signifies to instruct, to initiate, to dedicate. From his subsequent conduct we are authorized to believe he was early instructed in the things of God, initiated into the worship of his Maker, and dedicated to his service. By these means, under the influence of the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-32Verses 1-32 - Section V - The Line to Noah - The Line of Sheth 1. ספר sepher “writing, a writing, a book.” 9. קינן qēynān Qenan, “possessor, or spearsman.” 12. מהללאל mahelal'ēl Mahalalel, “praise of El.” 15. ירד yerĕd Jered, “going down.” 21. מתוּשׁלה metûshālach Methushelach, “man of the missile.” 29. נה noach Noach, “rest,” נחם nācham “sigh; repent; pity; comfort oneself; be revenged.” 32. שׁם shēm Shem, “name, fame; related: be high.” חם chām…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-24Verses 21-24 Enoch was the seventh from Adam. Godliness is walking with God: which shows reconciliation to God, for two cannot walk together except they be agreed, Am 3:3. It includes all the parts of a godly, righteous, and sober life. To walk with God, is to set God always before us, to act as always under his eye. It is constantly to care, in all things to please God, and in nothing to offend him. It is to be followers of him as dear children. The Holy…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22Enoch walked with God (also in 5:24): Enoch, the seventh man from Adam in the family line, contrasts with Lamech, the seventh man from Adam in Cain's family line (see study note on 4:17–5:32).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-325. all the days ... Adam lived--The most striking feature in this catalogue is the longevity of Adam and his immediate descendants. Ten are enumerated (Ge 5:5-32) in direct succession whose lives far exceed the ordinary limits with which we are familiar--the shortest being three hundred sixty-five, [Ge 5:23] and the longest nine hundred sixty-nine years [Ge 5:27]. It is useless to inquire whether and what secondary causes may have contributed to this…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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