Genesis 5:17

Genesis 5:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
• New International Version (NIV)Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years, and he died.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died.

Context of Genesis 5:17

15When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. 16Mahalalel lived 830 years after he became the father of Jared, and he had other sons and daughters. The entire lifetime of Mahalalel was 895 years, and then he died. 18When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. 19Jared lived 800 years after he became the father of Enoch, and he had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:17 word by word

וַיִּהְיוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י מַהֲלַלְאֵ֔ל חָמֵ֤שׁ וְתִשְׁעִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of Mahalaleelמַהֲלַלְאֵלmahălal'êl · MahalalelH4111
• were eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• hundredשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• ninetyתִּשְׁעִיםtish‛îym · ninetyH8673
• and fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• and he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Genesis 5:17

• Genesis 5:5The entire lifetime of Adam was 930 years, and then he died.

Commentaries on Genesis 5:17

• 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. 6-20Verses 6-20 Concerning each of these, except Enoch, it is said, "and he died." It is well to observe the deaths of others. They all lived very long; not one of them died till he had seen almost eight hundred years, and some of them lived much longer; a great while for an immortal soul to be prisoned in a house of clay. The present life surely was not to them such a burden as it commonly is now, else they would have been weary of it. Nor was the future…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. 5-325. all the days ... Adam lived--The most striking feature in this catalogue is the longevity of Adam and his immediate descendants. Ten are enumerated (Ge 5:5-32) in direct succession whose lives far exceed the ordinary limits with which we are familiar--the shortest being three hundred sixty-five, [Ge 5:23] and the longest nine hundred sixty-nine years [Ge 5:27]. It is useless to inquire whether and what secondary causes may have contributed to this…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 5:17

• Longevity
• Mahalaleel

In the dictionaries

• Adam
• Generation
• Jared
• Mahalaleel
• 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