¹This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man , he made him in God’s likeness .

²He created them male and female , and blessed them . On the day they were created , he named them Adam.[#5:2 “Adam” and “Man” are spelled with the exact same consonants in Hebrew, so this can be correctly translated either way.]

³Adam lived one hundred thirty years , and became the father of a son in his own likeness , after his image , and named him Seth .

⁴The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years , and he became the father of other sons and daughters .

⁵All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years , then he died .

⁶Seth lived one hundred five years , then became the father of Enosh.

⁷Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years , and became the father of other sons and daughters .

⁸All of the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years , then he died .

⁹Enosh lived ninety years , and became the father of Kenan .

¹⁰Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan eight hundred fifteen years , and became the father of other sons and daughters .

¹¹All of the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years , then he died .

¹²Kenan lived seventy years , then became the father of Mahalalel .

¹³Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years , and became the father of other sons and daughters

¹⁴and all of the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years , then he died .

¹⁵Mahalalel lived sixty-five years , then became the father of Jared .

¹⁶Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years , and became the father of other sons and daughters .

¹⁷All of the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years , then he died .

¹⁸Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years , then became the father of Enoch .

¹⁹Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years , and became the father of other sons and daughters .

²⁰All of the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years , then he died .

²¹Enoch lived sixty-five years , then became the father of Methuselah .

²²After Methuselah ’s birth , Enoch walked with God for three hundred years , and became the father of more sons and daughters .

²³All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years .

²⁴Enoch walked with God, and he was not found, for God took him .

²⁵Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years , then became the father of Lamech .

²⁶Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years , and became the father of other sons and daughters .

²⁷All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years , then he died .

²⁸Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years , then became the father of a son .

²⁹He named him Noah , saying, “This one will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands , caused by the ground which the LORD has cursed.”

³⁰Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years , and became the father of other sons and daughters .

³¹All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years , then he died .

³²Noah was five hundred years old , then Noah became the father of Shem , Ham , and Japheth .