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Genesis 5:3
3Adam was 130 years old when he fathered a son in his likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.
Genesis 5:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
- New International Version (NIV)When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
Context of Genesis 5:3
1This is the document containing the family records of Adam. On the day that God created man, he made him in the likeness of God; 2he created them male and female. When they were created, he blessed them and called them mankind. Adam was 130 years old when he fathered a son in his likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth. 4Adam lived 800 years after he fathered Seth, and he fathered other sons and daughters. 5So Adam’s life lasted 930 years; then he died.
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וַֽיְחִ֣י אָדָ֗ם שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּמְאַת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בִּדְמוּת֖וֹ כְּצַלְמ֑וֹ וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ שֵֽׁת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Adamאָדָם'âdâm · AdamH121
- livedחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
- an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
- yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- and begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- in his own likenessדְּמוּתdemûth · likenessH1823
- after his imageצֶ֫לֶםtselem · imageH6754
- and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- Sethשֵׁתshêth · SethH8352
Cross-references for Genesis 5:3
- Genesis 5:20So Jared’s life lasted 962 years; then he died.
- Genesis 5:6Seth was 105 years old when he fathered Enosh.
- Job 14:4Who can produce something pure from what is impure? No one!
- Job 15:14What is a mere human, that he should be pure, or one born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
- Job 25:4How can a human be justified before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
- Psalms 14:2The Lord looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there is one who is wise, one who seeks God.
- Psalms 51:5Indeed, I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
- Luke 1:35The angel replied to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
- John 3:6Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit.
- Romans 5:12Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all people, because all sinned.
- 1 Corinthians 15:39Not all flesh is the same flesh; there is one flesh for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish.
- Ephesians 2:3We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath as the others were also.
- Genesis 4:25Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, for she said, “God has given me another offspring in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
Commentaries on Genesis 5:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, etc. - The Scripture chronology especially in the ages of some of the antediluvian and postdiluvian patriarchs, has exceedingly puzzled chronologists, critics, and divines. The printed Hebrew text, the Samaritan, the Septuagint, and Josephus, are all different, and have their respective vouchers and defenders. The following tables of the genealogies of the patriarchs before and after the flood, according to 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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3in his own likeness, after his own image: The image and likeness of God continue to exist in all human beings even after sin entered the world (see note on 1:26). When Adam had children, they carried both the image of God and the effects of Adam's sin (Romans 5:12–14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. book of the generations--(See Ge 11:4). Adam--used here either as the name of the first man, or of the human race generally.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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