Genesis 5:2

Genesis 5:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
• New International Version (NIV)He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created.

Context of Genesis 5:2

1This is the written account of Adam and his descendants. When God created humans, he made them in the likeness of God. He created them male and female. He blessed them and called them humans when he created them. 3When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father ⌞of a son⌟ in his own likeness, in his own image. He named him Seth. 4After Adam became the father of Seth, he lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:2 word by word

זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בְּרָאָ֑ם וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹתָ֗ם וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמָם֙ אָדָ֔ם בְּי֖וֹם הִבָּֽרְאָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Maleזָכָרzâkâr · maleH2145
• and femaleנְקֵבָהneqêbâh · femaleH5347
• createdבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254
• he them; and blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• them, and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• their nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Adamאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Genesis 5:2

• Genesis 1:27So God created humans in his image. In the image of God he created them. He created them male and female.
• Malachi 2:15Didn’t ⌞God⌟ make you one? Your flesh and spirit belong to him. And what does the same ⌞God⌟ look for but godly descendants? So be careful not to be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.
• Genesis 2:15Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to farm the land and to take care of it.
• Acts 17:26From one man he has made every nation of humanity to live all over the earth. He has given them the seasons of the year and the boundaries within which to live.

Commentaries on Genesis 5:2

• 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. 2Male and female … "man" (Hebrew 'adam): See 1:27 and study note. blessed them: See 1:28 and study note.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 5:2

• Adam
• God
• Man
• Translation

In the dictionaries

• Adam
• Generation
• Man
• Toil
• Walk
• Adam in the New Testament
• Adam in the Old 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