Genesis 5:6

Genesis 5:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
• New International Version (NIV)When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Seth had lived 105 years, he fathered Enosh.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.

Context of Genesis 5:6

4After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and he had sons and daughters. 5So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died. Seth lived one hundred and five years, and begot Enosh. 7After he begot Enosh, Seth lived eight hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters. 8So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.

Genesis 5:6 word by word

וַֽיְחִי־שֵׁ֕ת חָמֵ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים וּמְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־אֱנֽוֹשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Sethשֵׁתshêth · SethH8352
• livedחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• an hundredשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• and begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Enosאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · EnoshH583

Cross-references for Genesis 5:6

• Genesis 4:26And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Ē´nosh. Then men began to call on the name of the Lord.

Commentaries on Genesis 5:6

• 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. 6the father of: This can also mean “ancestor of.” Hebrew family lists do not always list every generation.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 5:6

• Enos

In the dictionaries

• Seth
• Adam
• Enos
• 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