Genesis 5:28

And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty and eight years, and begot a son.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

29And he called his name Noah, saying, This one will cause us to cease from our works, and from the toils of our hands, and from the earth, which the Lord God has cursed.

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Matthew Henry on Genesis 5:26-28

25 And Methuselah lived a 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. Concerning Methuselah observe, 1. The signification of his name, which some think was prophetical, his father Enoch being a prophet. Methuselah signifies, he dies, or there is a dart, or, a sending forth, namely, of the deluge, which came the… Read the whole commentary →

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