Genesis 5:4

Genesis 5:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
• New International Version (NIV)After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and he had sons and daughters.

Context of Genesis 5:4

2he created them male and female. When they were created, he blessed them and called them mankind. 3Adam was 130 years old when he fathered a son in his likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth. Adam lived 800 years after he fathered Seth, and he fathered other sons and daughters. 5So Adam’s life lasted 930 years; then he died. 6Seth was 105 years old when he fathered Enosh.

Genesis 5:4 word by word

וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ יְמֵי־אָדָ֗ם אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־שֵׁ֔ת שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵאֹ֖ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of Adamאָדָם'âdâm · AdamH121
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• he had begottenיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Sethשֵׁתshêth · SethH8352
• were eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323

Cross-references for Genesis 5:4

• 1 Chronicles 1:1Adam, Seth, Enosh,
• Luke 3:36son of Cainan, son of Arphaxad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech,
• Genesis 5:7Seth lived 807 years after he fathered Enosh, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 1:28God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”
• Genesis 9:1God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
• Genesis 11:12Arpachshad lived 35 years and fathered Shelah.
• Psalms 127:3Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord, offspring, a reward.
• Psalms 144:12Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters, like corner pillars that are carved in the palace style.

Commentaries on Genesis 5:4

• 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. 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. 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

Topics related to Genesis 5:4

• Adam
• Eve
• Translation

In the dictionaries

• Adam
• Seth
• Seth; Sheth
• Generation
• Toil
• Walk
• Adam in the New Testament
• Adam in the Old Testament and the Apocrypha
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Antediluvians

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