Genesis 5:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:”

Genesis 5:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 5:26 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 5:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Genesis 5:26 — World English Bible

Genesis 5:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: ”

Genesis 5:26 — American Standard Version

Genesis 5:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Methuselah liveth after his begetting Lamech seven hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth sons and daughters.”

Genesis 5:26 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 5:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Methushelah lived after he had begotten Lemech seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters. ”

Genesis 5:26 — Darby Translation

Genesis 5:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Methushelah liued, after he begate Lamech, seuen hundreth eightie and two yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.”

Genesis 5:26 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 5:26 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Methuselah lived after his fathering Lamech seven hundred and eighty-two years, and he fathered sons and daughters.”

Genesis 5:26 — The Living Sword

Genesis 5:26 in Context — Genesis 5

24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:

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