Genesis 5:26

Genesis 5:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
• New International Version (NIV)After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Methuselah lived after he fathered Lamech 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After he begot Lamech, Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters.

Context of Genesis 5:26

24Enoch walked with God; then he was not there because God took him. 25Methuselah was 187 years old when he fathered Lamech. Methuselah lived 782 years after he fathered Lamech, and he fathered other sons and daughters. 27So Methuselah’s life lasted 969 years; then he died. 28Lamech was 182 years old when he fathered a son.

Genesis 5:26 word by word

וַֽיְחִ֣י מְתוּשֶׁ֗לַח אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־לֶ֔מֶךְ שְׁתַּ֤יִם וּשְׁמוֹנִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Methuselahמְתוּשֶׁ֫לַחmethûshelach · MethuselahH4968
• livedחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• he begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Lamechלֶ֫מֶךְlemek · LamechH3929
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• hundredשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• eightyשְׁמֹנִיםshemônîym shemônîym · eightyH8084
• and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323

Cross-references for Genesis 5:26

• Genesis 5:4Adam lived 800 years after he fathered Seth, and he fathered other sons and daughters.

Commentaries on Genesis 5:26

• 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. 25-32Verses 25-32 Methuselah signifies, he dies, there is a dart,' a sending forth,' namely, of the deluge, which came the year that Methuselah died. He lived 969 years, the longest that any man ever lived on earth; but the longest liver must die at last. Noah signifies rest; his parents gave him that name, with a prospect of his being a great blessing to his generation. Observe his father's complaint of the calamitous state of human life, by the entrance of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-32The family lines in Genesis do more than record history. They use select details and structure to communicate spiritual truths. These genealogies show God's blessings. They confirm the family heritage of key people. They connect the Genesis story by showing family continuity. Adam's family line through Seth records ten generations to Noah (see 1 Chronicles 1:1–4; Luke 3:36–38). The great flood occurred before another 10 generations from Noah to Abram. The…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. Lamech--a different person from the one mentioned in the preceding chapter [Ge 4:18]. Like his namesake, however, he also spoke in numbers on occasion of the birth of Noah--that is, "rest" or "comfort" [Ge 5:29, Margin]. "The allusion is, undoubtedly, to the penal consequences of the fall in earthly toils and sufferings, and to the hope of a Deliverer, excited by the promise made to Eve. That this expectation was founded on a divine communication we…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 5:26

• Lamech
• Methuselah

In the dictionaries

• Lamech
• Adam
• Generation
• Methuselah
• Noah
• Toil
• Walk
• Adam in the New Testament
• Adam in the Old Testament and the Apocrypha
• Antediluvian Patriarchs

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