Genesis

Genesis 5:25–31

²⁵When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech. ²⁶And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. ²⁷So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

²⁸When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son. ²⁹And he named him Noah,^e saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.” ³⁰And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. ³¹So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.

Footnotes

e 5:29 Noah sounds like the Hebrew for rest or comfort.

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Genesis 5:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Methuselah	מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח	mə·ṯū·še·laḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4968 Methushelach
was	וַיְחִ֣י	way·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
187	וּמְאַ֣ת	ū·mə·’aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct	H3967 hundred
years old	שָׁנָ֑ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
he became the father of	וַיּ֖וֹלֶד	way·yō·w·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
Lamech	לָֽמֶךְ׃	lā·meḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3929 Lemek

Genesis 5:26

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
Lamech	לֶ֔מֶךְ	le·meḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3929 Lemek
Methuselah	מְתוּשֶׁ֗לַח	mə·ṯū·še·laḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4968 Methushelach
lived	וַֽיְחִ֣י	way·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
782	וּשְׁבַ֥ע	ū·šə·ḇa‘	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct	H7651 seven
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 5:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Methuselah	מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח	mə·ṯū·še·laḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4968 Methushelach
lived	וַיִּהְיוּ֙	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
969	תֵּ֤שַׁע	tê·ša‘	Number - feminine singular	H8672 a nine, nonad
years	שָׁנָ֑ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
and then he died	וַיָּמֹֽת׃פ	way·yā·mōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die

Genesis 5:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Lamech	לֶ֕מֶךְ	le·meḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3929 Lemek
was	וַֽיְחִי־	way·ḥî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
182	וּמְאַ֣ת	ū·mə·’aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct	H3967 hundred
years old	שָׁנָ֑ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
he had	וַיּ֖וֹלֶד	way·yō·w·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a son	בֵּֽן׃	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son

Genesis 5:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he named him	וַיִּקְרָ֧א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Noah	נֹ֖חַ	nō·aḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5146 Noah
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
this one	זֶ֠ה	zɛh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
comfort us	יְנַחֲמֵ֤נוּ	yə·na·ḥă·mê·nū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural	H5162 be sorry, console
in the labor	מִֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֙נוּ֙	mim·ma·‘ă·śê·nū	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H4639 deed, work
and toil	וּמֵעִצְּב֣וֹן	ū·mê·‘iṣ·ṣə·ḇō·wn	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6093 pain, toil
of our hands	יָדֵ֔ינוּ	yā·ḏê·nū	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common plural	H3027 hand
caused by	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the ground	הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has cursed	אֵֽרְרָ֖הּ	’ê·rə·rāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H779 curse

Genesis 5:30

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
Noah	נֹ֔חַ	nō·aḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5146 Noah
Lamech	לֶ֗מֶךְ	le·meḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3929 Lemek
lived	וַֽיְחִי־	way·ḥî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
595	חָמֵ֤שׁ	ḥā·mêš	Number - feminine singular	H2568 five
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 5:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Lamech	לֶ֔מֶךְ	le·meḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3929 Lemek
lived	וַֽיְהִי֙	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a total of	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
777	שֶׁ֤בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
years	שָׁנָ֑ה	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

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Genesis 5:29 Matthew 24:37 · Hebrews 11:7 · 2 Peter 2:5 · Isaiah 54:9 · Ezekiel 14:20 · Ezekiel 14:14 · Genesis 9:24 · 1 Peter 3:20 · Genesis 7:23 · Genesis 4:11–12 · Genesis 3:17–19 · Luke 3:36

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