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Genesis 5:25-31

25Now Methuselahמְתוּשֶׁ֔לַחme.tu.She.lachH4968livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421187וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים וּמְאַ֣תu.she.mo.Nim u.me.'AtH3967 H8084yearsH8141,and fatheredוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Lamechלָֽמֶךְ׃La.mekhH3929.

26Then Methuselahמְתוּשֶׁ֗לַחme.tu.She.lachH4968livedוַֽיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421782וּשְׁמוֹנִים֙ וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹתu.she.mo.Nim u.she.Va' me.'otH7651 H3967 H8084yearsH8141afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he fatheredהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Lamechלֶ֔מֶךְLe.mekhH3929,and he fatheredוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205othersonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323.

27So allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of Methuselahמְתוּשֶׁ֔לַחme.tu.She.lachH4968were 969וְשִׁשִּׁים֙ מֵא֖וֹתve.shi.Shim me.'otH8672 H3967 H8346yearsH8141,and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ פvai.ya.MotH4191.

28Now Lamechלֶ֕מֶךְLe.mekhH3929livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421182וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים וּמְאַ֣תu.she.mo.Nim u.me.'AtH3967 H8084yearsH8141,and fatheredוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

29And he namedוַיִּקְרָ֧א שְׁמ֛וֹvai.yik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034him Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “ThisH2088oneזֶ֠הzehH2088will giveH5162us comfortיְנַחֲמֵ֤נוּye.na.cha.Me.nuH5162from our workמִֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֙נוּ֙mi.ma.'a.Se.nuH4639and from the hardH6093laborH6093of our handsיָדֵ֔ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027caused bythe groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has cursedאֵֽרְרָ֖הּ'e.re.RahH779.”

30Then Lamechלֶ֗מֶךְLe.mekhH3929livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421595וְתִשְׁעִים֙ מֵאֹ֖תve.tish.'Im me.'OtH2568 H3967 H8673yearsH8141afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he fatheredהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146,and he fatheredוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205othersonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323.

31So allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of Lamechלֶ֔מֶךְLe.mekhH3929were 777וְשִׁבְעִים֙ מֵא֖וֹתve.shiv.'Im me.'otH7651 H3967 H7657yearsH8141,and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

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