Genesis 5:30

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

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In The King James Version

And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

In Context

29and he named him Noah, saying, "This same will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord has cursed."

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

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Matthew Henry on Genesis 5:29-32

Account of Noah. ( b. c. 2448.) 28 And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: 29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed. 30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters: 31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died. 32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham,… Read the whole commentary →

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