Genesis

Genesis 5:1–5

¹This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness. ²Male and female He created them,^a and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.”^b

³When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth. ⁴And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. ⁵So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.

Footnotes

a 5:2 Cited in Matthew 19:4|MAT 19:4and Mark 10:6
b 5:2 Hebrew Adam

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Genesis 5:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	זֶ֣ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
the book	סֵ֔פֶר	sê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
of the generations	תּוֹלְדֹ֖ת	tō·wl·ḏōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8435 descent, family, history
of Adam	אָדָ֑ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H121 man, mankind
In the day	בְּי֗וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
that God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
created	בְּרֹ֤א	bə·rō	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1254 shape, create
man	אָדָ֔ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
He made	עָשָׂ֥ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
him	אֹתֽוֹ׃	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
in His own likeness	בִּדְמ֥וּת	biḏ·mūṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1823 likeness, similitude

Genesis 5:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Male	זָכָ֥ר	zā·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male
and female	וּנְקֵבָ֖ה	ū·nə·qê·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H5347 female
He created them	בְּרָאָ֑ם	bə·rā·’ām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H1254 shape, create
and He blessed	וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ	way·ḇā·reḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
them	אֹתָ֗ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
And in the day	בְּי֖וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
they were created	הִבָּֽרְאָֽם׃ס	hib·bā·rə·’ām	Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H1254 shape, create
He called	וַיִּקְרָ֤א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
them	שְׁמָם֙	šə·mām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8034 name
man	אָדָ֔ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind

Genesis 5:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Adam	אָדָ֗ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H121 man, mankind
was	וַֽיְחִ֣י	way·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
130	שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
years old	שָׁנָ֔ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
he had a son	וַיּ֥וֹלֶד	way·yō·w·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
in his own likeness	בִּדְמוּת֖וֹ	biḏ·mū·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1823 likeness, similitude
after his own image	כְּצַלְמ֑וֹ	kə·ṣal·mōw	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6754 image
and he named him	וַיִּקְרָ֥א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Seth	שֵֽׁת׃	šêṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8352 Sheth

Genesis 5:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And after	אַֽחֲרֵי֙	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
he had become the father of	הוֹלִיד֣וֹ	hō·w·lî·ḏōw	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Seth	שֵׁ֔ת	šêṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8352 Sheth
Adam	אָדָ֗ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H121 man, mankind
lived	וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
800	שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה	šə·mō·neh	Number - feminine singular	H8083 eight
years	שָׁנָ֑ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
and had	וַיּ֥וֹלֶד	way·yō·w·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
sons	בָּנִ֖ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
and daughters	וּבָנֽוֹת׃	ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H1323 daughter

Genesis 5:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Adam	אָדָם֙	’ā·ḏām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H121 man, mankind
lived	וַיִּֽהְי֞וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a total of	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
930	תְּשַׁ֤ע	tə·ša‘	Number - feminine singular construct	H8672 a nine, nonad
years	שָׁנָ֔ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
and then he died	וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס	way·yā·mōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die