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Genesis

Chapter 5
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Phonetic (Hebrew): ze֣h se֔per tּoledo֖t 'ada֑m bּey֗om bּero֤ 'elohiym֙ 'ada֔m bּidem֥ut 'elohi֖ym 'ashsa֥h 'otֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of God.

זֶ֣ה סֵ֔פֶר תּוֹלְדֹ֖ת אָדָ֑ם בְּי֗וֹם בְּרֹ֤א אֱלֹהִים֙ אָדָ֔ם בִּדְמ֥וּת אֱלֹהִ֖ים עָשָׂ֥ה אֹתֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): zaka֥r uneqeba֖h bּera'a֑m vayeba֣reke 'ota֗m vayּiqera֤ 'et-shshemam֙ 'ada֔m bּey֖om hibּaֽre'aֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Male and female He created them, and He blessed them and called their name 'Adam' in the day they were created.

זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בְּרָאָ֑ם וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹתָ֗ם וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמָם֙ אָדָ֔ם בְּי֖וֹם הִבָּֽרְאָֽם׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayechi֣y 'ada֗m shsheloshshi֤ym ume'at֙ shshana֔h vayּ֥oled bּidemut֖o kּetzalem֑o vayּiqera֥ 'et-shshem֖o shsheֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image; and he named him Seth.

וַֽיְחִ֣י אָדָ֗ם שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּמְאַת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בִּדְמוּת֖וֹ כְּצַלְמ֑וֹ וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ שֵֽׁת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiֽhey֣u yemey-'ada֗m 'ֽacharey֙ holiyd֣o 'et-shshe֔t shshemone֥h me'o֖t shshana֑h vayּ֥oled bּani֖ym ubanֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ יְמֵי־אָדָ֗ם אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־שֵׁ֔ת שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵאֹ֖ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiֽhey֞u kּal-yeme֤y 'adam֙ 'ashsher-cha֔y tּeshsha֤ me'ot֙ shshana֔h ushsheloshshi֖ym shshana֑h vayּamoֽt׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.

וַיִּֽהְי֞וּ כָּל־יְמֵ֤י אָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁר־חַ֔י תְּשַׁ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayechiy-shshe֕t chame֥shsh shshani֖ym ume'a֣t shshana֑h vayּ֖oled 'et-'enֽoshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.

וַֽיְחִי־שֵׁ֕ת חָמֵ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים וּמְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־אֱנֽוֹשׁ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayechiy-shshe֗t 'ֽacharey֙ holiyd֣o 'et-'en֔oshsh shshe֣ba shshani֔ym ushshemone֥h me'֖ot shshana֑h vayּ֥oled bּani֖ym ubanֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)After Enosh was born, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.

וַֽיְחִי־שֵׁ֗ת אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־אֱנ֔וֹשׁ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiֽheyu֙ kּal-yemey-shshe֔t shshetּe֤ym 'eshsereh֙ shshana֔h uteshsha֥ me'֖ot shshana֑h vayּamoֽt׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵי־שֵׁ֔ת שְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּתְשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayechi֥y 'en֖oshsh tּishshe'i֣ym shshana֑h vayּ֖oled 'et-qeynaֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.

וַֽיְחִ֥י אֱנ֖וֹשׁ תִּשְׁעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־קֵינָֽן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayechi֣y 'en֗oshsh 'ֽacharey֙ holiyd֣o 'et-qeyna֔n chame֤shsh 'eshsereh֙ shshana֔h ushshemone֥h me'֖ot shshana֑h vayּ֥oled bּani֖ym ubanֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)After Kenan was born, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

וַֽיְחִ֣י אֱנ֗וֹשׁ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־קֵינָ֔ן חֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiֽheyu֙ kּal-yeme֣y 'en֔oshsh chame֣shsh shshani֔ym uteshsha֥ me'֖ot shshana֑h vayּamoֽt׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י אֱנ֔וֹשׁ חָמֵ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וּתְשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayechi֥y qeyna֖n shshibe'i֣ym shshana֑h vayּ֖oled 'et-mֽahalale'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.

וַֽיְחִ֥י קֵינָ֖ן שִׁבְעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־מַֽהֲלַלְאֵֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayechi֣y qeyna֗n 'acharey֙ holiyd֣o 'et-mֽahalale'e֔l 'arebּa'i֣ym shshana֔h ushshemone֥h me'֖ot shshana֑h vayּ֥oled bּani֖ym ubanֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)After Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

וַיְחִ֣י קֵינָ֗ן אַחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֔ל אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiֽheyu֙ kּal-yeme֣y qeyna֔n 'e֣shser shshani֔ym uteshsha֥ me'֖ot shshana֑h vayּamoֽt׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י קֵינָ֔ן עֶ֣שֶׂר שָׁנִ֔ים וּתְשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayechi֣y mֽahalale'e֔l chame֥shsh shshani֖ym veshshishshּi֣ym shshana֑h vayּ֖oled 'et-yaֽred׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.

וַֽיְחִ֣י מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֔ל חָמֵ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים וְשִׁשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־יָֽרֶד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayechi֣y mֽahalale'e֗l 'ֽacharey֙ holiyd֣o 'et-ye֔red shsheloshshi֣ym shshana֔h ushshemone֥h me'֖ot shshana֑h vayּ֥oled bּani֖ym ubanֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)After Jared was born, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.

וַֽיְחִ֣י מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֗ל אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־יֶ֔רֶד שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiheyu֙ kּal-yeme֣y mahalale'e֔l chame֤shsh vetishshe'iym֙ shshana֔h ushshemone֥h me'֖ot shshana֑h vayּamoֽt׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.

וַיִּהְיוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י מַהֲלַלְאֵ֔ל חָמֵ֤שׁ וְתִשְׁעִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayechiy-ye֕red shshetּa֧yim veshshishshּi֛ym shshana֖h ume'a֣t shshana֑h vayּ֖oled 'et-chanֽoke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.

וַֽיְחִי־יֶ֕רֶד שְׁתַּ֧יִם וְשִׁשִּׁ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּמְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־חֲנֽוֹךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayechiy-ye֗red 'ֽacharey֙ holiyd֣o 'et-chan֔oke shshemone֥h me'֖ot shshana֑h vayּ֥oled bּani֖ym ubanֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)After Enoch was born, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

וַֽיְחִי־יֶ֗רֶד אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־חֲנ֔וֹךְ שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiֽheyu֙ kּal-yemey-ye֔red shshetּa֤yim veshshishshּiym֙ shshana֔h uteshsha֥ me'֖ot shshana֑h vayּamoֽt׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵי־יֶ֔רֶד שְׁתַּ֤יִם וְשִׁשִּׁים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּתְשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayechi֣y chan֔oke chame֥shsh veshshishshּi֖ym shshana֑h vayּ֖oled 'et-metushshaֽlach׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.

וַֽיְחִ֣י חֲנ֔וֹךְ חָמֵ֥שׁ וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־מְתוּשָֽׁלַח׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitehalּe֨ke chan֜oke 'et-hֽa'elohi֗ym 'ֽacharey֙ holiyd֣o 'et-metushshe֔lach shshelo֥shsh me'֖ot shshana֑h vayּ֥oled bּani֖ym ubanֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)After he fathered Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֨ךְ חֲנ֜וֹךְ אֶת־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֗ים אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֖y kּal-yeme֣y chan֑oke chame֤shsh veshshishshּiym֙ shshana֔h ushshelo֥shsh me'֖ot shshanaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.

וַיְהִ֖י כָּל־יְמֵ֣י חֲנ֑וֹךְ חָמֵ֤שׁ וְשִׁשִּׁים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitehalּe֥ke chan֖oke 'et-hֽa'elohi֑ym ve'eyne֕nּu kּiֽy-laqa֥ch 'ot֖o 'elohiֽym׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.

וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ חֲנ֖וֹךְ אֶת־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְאֵינֶ֕נּוּ כִּֽי־לָקַ֥ח אֹת֖וֹ אֱלֹהִֽים׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayechi֣y metushshe֔lach shshe֧ba ushshemoni֛ym shshana֖h ume'a֣t shshana֑h vayּ֖oled 'et-laֽmeke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.

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

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayechi֣y metushshe֗lach 'ֽacharey֙ holiyd֣o 'et-le֔meke shshetּa֤yim ushshemoniym֙ shshana֔h ushsheba֥ me'֖ot shshana֑h vayּ֥oled bּani֖ym ubanֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)After Lamech was born, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.

וַֽיְחִ֣י מְתוּשֶׁ֗לַח אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־לֶ֔מֶךְ שְׁתַּ֤יִם וּשְׁמוֹנִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiheyu֙ kּal-yeme֣y metushshe֔lach tּe֤shsha veshshishshּiym֙ shshana֔h uteshsha֥ me'֖ot shshana֑h vayּamoֽt׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

וַיִּהְיוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח תֵּ֤שַׁע וְשִׁשִּׁים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּתְשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayechiy-le֕meke shshetּa֧yim ushshemoni֛ym shshana֖h ume'a֣t shshana֑h vayּ֖oled bּeֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son.

וַֽיְחִי־לֶ֕מֶךְ שְׁתַּ֧יִם וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּמְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד בֵּֽן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera֧ 'et-shshem֛o no֖cha le'mo֑r ze֞֠h yenachame֤nu miֽmּa'ashse֨nu֙ ume'itzּeb֣on yade֔ynu min-ha֣'adama֔h 'ashshe֥r 'ֽerera֖hּ yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He named him Noah and said, "This one shall comfort us from our work and the toil of our hands caused by the ground which the LORD has cursed."

וַיִּקְרָ֧א אֶת־שְׁמ֛וֹ נֹ֖חַ לֵאמֹ֑ר זֶ֞֠ה יְנַחֲמֵ֤נוּ מִֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֨נוּ֙ וּמֵעִצְּב֣וֹן יָדֵ֔ינוּ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵֽרְרָ֖הּ יְהוָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayechiy-le֗meke 'ֽacharey֙ holiyd֣o 'et-no֔cha chame֤shsh vetishshe'iym֙ shshana֔h vachame֥shsh me'o֖t shshana֑h vayּ֥oled bּani֖ym ubanֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

וַֽיְחִי־לֶ֗מֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־נֹ֔חַ חָמֵ֤שׁ וְתִשְׁעִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayehiy֙ kּal-yemey-le֔meke shshe֤ba veshshibe'iym֙ shshana֔h ushsheba֥ me'֖ot shshana֑h vayּamoֽt׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.

וַֽיְהִי֙ כָּל־יְמֵי־לֶ֔מֶךְ שֶׁ֤בַע וְשִׁבְעִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayehiy-no֕cha bּen-chame֥shsh me'֖ot shshana֑h vayּ֣oled no֔cha 'et-shshe֖m 'et-cha֥m ve'et-yaֽpet׃
Edified Edition (EDE)After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.

וַֽיְהִי־נֹ֕חַ בֶּן־חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֣וֹלֶד נֹ֔חַ אֶת־שֵׁ֖ם אֶת־חָ֥ם וְאֶת־יָֽפֶת׃