Genesis 5:28

What does Genesis 5:28 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 5:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Lamech was a hundred and eighty-two years old when he had a son:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Lamech liveth an hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth a son,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Lemech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begot a son.

Context

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

v.28This passage

v.29and he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, which cometh because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.

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