Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 5:25-31

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.

Read all of Genesis 5

Commentaries on Genesis 5