Genesis 5:25

Genesis 5:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he fathered Lamech.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.

Context of Genesis 5:25

23Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 24Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. 26After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. 27Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

Genesis 5:25 word by word

וַיְחִ֣י מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח שֶׁ֧בַע וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּמְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־לָֽמֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Methuselahמְתוּשֶׁ֫לַחmethûshelach · MethuselahH4968
• livedחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• an hundredשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• eightyשְׁמֹנִיםshemônîym shemônîym · eightyH8084
• and sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• and begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Lamechלֶ֫מֶךְlemek · LamechH3929

Cross-references for Genesis 5:25

• Genesis 4:18To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.

Commentaries on Genesis 5:25

• 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. 25-32Verses 25-32 Methuselah signifies, he dies, there is a dart,' a sending forth,' namely, of the deluge, which came the year that Methuselah died. He lived 969 years, the longest that any man ever lived on earth; but the longest liver must die at last. Noah signifies rest; his parents gave him that name, with a prospect of his being a great blessing to his generation. Observe his father's complaint of the calamitous state of human life, by the entrance of…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 5:25

• Lamech
• Methuselah

In the dictionaries

• Lamech
• Adam
• Generation
• Methuselah
• Noah
• Toil
• Walk
• Adam in the New Testament
• Adam in the Old Testament and the Apocrypha
• Antediluvian Patriarchs

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