Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 5

1Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088isthe bookסֵ֔פֶרSe.ferH5612of the generationsתּוֹלְדֹ֖תtol.DotH8435of Adamאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH121.In the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117that Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430createdבְּרֹ֤אbe.Ro'H1254manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,in the likenessבִּדְמ֥וּתbid.MutH1823of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213he him;

2Maleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֖הu.ne.ke.VahH5347createdבְּרָאָ֑םbe.ra.'AmH1254he them; and blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288them, and calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121their nameשְׁמָם֙she.MamH8034Adamאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,in the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117when they were createdהִבָּֽרְאָֽם׃ סhi.Ba.re.'AmH1254.

3And Adamאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH121livedוַֽיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421an hundredוּמְאַת֙u.me.'AtH3967and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205a sonin his own likenessבִּדְמוּת֖וֹbid.mu.ToH1823,after his imageכְּצַלְמ֑וֹke.tzal.MoH6754;and calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Sethשֵֽׁת׃ShetH8352:

4And the daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of Adamאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH121afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he had begottenהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Sethשֵׁ֔תShetH8352were eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵאֹ֖תme.'OtH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:and he begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323:

5And all the daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117that Adamאָדָם֙'a.DamH121livedH2425were nineתְּשַׁ֤עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵאוֹת֙ שָׁנָ֔הme.'Ot sha.NahH8141 H3967and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

6And Sethשֵׁ֕תshetH8352livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421an hundredשָׁנִ֖ים וּמְאַ֣תsha.Nim u.me.'AtH8141 H3967and fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Enosאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃'e.No.oshH583:

7And Sethשֵׁ֗תShetH8352livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Enosאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH583eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֥הu.she.mo.NehH8083hundredשָׁנִ֔ים מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nim me.'otH8141 H3967and sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323:

8And all the daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of Sethשֵׁ֔תShetH8352were nineוּתְשַׁ֥עu.te.Sha'H8672hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141 H3967and twelveשְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙she.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

9And Enosאֱנ֖וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH583livedוַֽיְחִ֥יvay.ChiH2421ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֣יםtish.'ImH8673yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Cainanקֵינָֽן׃kei.NanH7018:

10And Enosאֱנ֗וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH583livedוַֽיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Cainanקֵינָ֔ןkei.NanH7018eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֥הu.she.mo.NehH8083hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141 H3967and fifteenחֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙cha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323:

11And all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of Enosאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH583were nineוּתְשַׁ֥עu.te.Sha'H8672hundredשָׁנִ֔ים מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nim me.'otH8141 H3967and fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

12And Cainanקֵינָ֖ןkei.NanH7018livedוַֽיְחִ֥יvay.ChiH2421seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Mahalaleelמַֽהֲלַלְאֵֽל׃Ma.ha.lal.'ElH4111:

13And Cainanקֵינָ֗ןkei.NanH7018livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Mahalaleelמַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֔לma.ha.lal.'ElH4111eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֥הu.she.mo.NehH8083hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141 H3967and fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323:

14And all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of Cainanקֵינָ֔ןkei.NanH7018were nineוּתְשַׁ֥עu.te.Sha'H8672hundredשָׁנִ֔ים מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nim me.'otH8141 H3967and tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

15And Mahalaleelמַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֔לma.ha.lal.'ElH4111livedוַֽיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421sixtyשָׁנִ֖ים וְשִׁשִּׁ֣יםsha.Nim ve.shi.ShimH8141 H8346and fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Jaredיָֽרֶד׃Ya.redH3382:

16And Mahalaleelמַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֗לma.ha.lal.'ElH4111livedוַֽיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Jaredיֶ֔רֶדYe.redH3382eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֥הu.she.mo.NehH8083hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141 H3967and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323:

17And all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of Mahalaleelמַהֲלַלְאֵ֔לma.ha.lal.'ElH4111were eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֥הu.she.mo.NehH8083hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141 H3967ninetyוְתִשְׁעִים֙ve.tish.'ImH8673and fiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

18And Jaredיֶ֕רֶדYe.redH3382livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421an hundredוּמְאַ֣תu.me.'AtH3967sixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֛ים שָׁנָ֖הve.shi.Shim sha.NahH8141 H8346and twoשְׁתַּ֧יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and he begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Enochחֲנֽוֹךְ׃cha.NokhH2585:

19And Jaredיֶ֗רֶדYe.redH3382livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Enochחֲנ֔וֹךְcha.NokhH2585eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323:

20And all the daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of Jaredיֶ֔רֶדYe.redH3382were nineוּתְשַׁ֥עu.te.Sha'H8672hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141 H3967sixtyוְשִׁשִּׁים֙ve.shi.ShimH8346and twoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ פvai.ya.MotH4191.

21And Enochחֲנ֔וֹךְcha.NokhH2585livedוַֽיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421sixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֖יםve.shi.ShimH8346and fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Methuselahמְתוּשָֽׁלַח׃me.tu.Sha.lachH4968:

22And Enochחֲנ֜וֹךְcha.NokhH2585walkedוַיִּתְהַלֵּ֨ךְvai.yit.ha.LekhH1980withאֶת־'et-H854Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatהוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־ho.li.Do 'et-H853 H3205Methuselahמְתוּשֶׁ֔לַחme.tu.She.lachH4968threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323:

23And all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of Enochחֲנ֑וֹךְcha.NokhH2585were threeוּשְׁלֹ֥שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141 H3967sixtyוְשִׁשִּׁים֙ve.shi.ShimH8346and fiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141:

24And Enochחֲנ֖וֹךְcha.NokhH2585walkedוַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְvai.yit.ha.LekhH1980with Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: and he wasnot; for Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430tookלָקַ֥חla.KachH3947him.

25And Methuselahמְתוּשֶׁ֔לַחme.tu.She.lachH4968livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421an hundredשָׁנָ֖ה וּמְאַ֣תsha.Nah u.me.'AtH8141 H3967eightyוּשְׁמֹנִ֛יםu.she.mo.NimH8084and sevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Lamechלָֽמֶךְ׃La.mekhH3929:

26And Methuselahמְתוּשֶׁ֗לַחme.tu.She.lachH4968livedוַֽיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Lamechלֶ֔מֶךְLe.mekhH3929sevenוּשְׁבַ֥עu.she.Va'H7651hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141 H3967eightyוּשְׁמוֹנִים֙u.she.mo.NimH8084and twoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323:

27And all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of Methuselahמְתוּשֶׁ֔לַחme.tu.She.lachH4968were nineתֵּ֤שַׁעTe.sha'H8672hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141 H3967sixtyוְשִׁשִּׁים֙ve.shi.ShimH8346and nineוּתְשַׁ֥עu.te.Sha'H8672yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ פvai.ya.MotH4191.

28And Lamechלֶ֕מֶךְLe.mekhH3929livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421an hundredשָׁנָ֖ה וּמְאַ֣תsha.Nah u.me.'AtH8141 H3967eightyוּשְׁמֹנִ֛יםu.she.mo.NimH8084and twoשְׁתַּ֧יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121:

29And he calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֛וֹshe.MoH8034Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, This sameshall comfortיְנַחֲמֵ֤נוּye.na.cha.Me.nuH5162us concerning our workמִֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֙נוּ֙mi.ma.'a.Se.nuH4639and toilוּמֵעִצְּב֣וֹןu.me.'i.tze.VonH6093of our handsיָדֵ֔ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027,becauseמִן־min-H4480of the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath cursedאֵֽרְרָ֖הּ'e.re.RahH779.

30And Lamechלֶ֗מֶךְLe.mekhH3929livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146fiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵאֹ֖תsha.Nah me.'OtH8141 H3967ninetyוְתִשְׁעִים֙ve.tish.'ImH8673and fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323:

31And all the daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of Lamechלֶ֔מֶךְLe.mekhH3929were sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141 H3967seventyוְשִׁבְעִים֙ve.shiv.'ImH7657and sevenוּשְׁבַ֥עu.she.Va'H7651yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

32And Noahנֹ֕חַNo.achH5146was fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121:and Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146begatוַיּ֣וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035,Hamחָ֥םchamH2526,and Japhethיָֽפֶת׃Ya.fetH3315.

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