Genesis 5:12
And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
Genesis 5:12 in other translations
| BSB | When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel. |
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| WEB | Kenan lived seventy years, then became the father of Mahalalel. |
| ASV | And Kenan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalalel: |
| YLT | And Cainan liveth seventy years, and begetteth Mahalaleel. |
| DARBY | And Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalaleel. |
| BBE | And Kenan was seventy years old when he became the father of Mahalalel: |
| Webster | And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel: |
What does Genesis 5:12 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 5:6-20
Concerning each of these, except Enoch, it is said, "and he died." It is well to observe the deaths of others. They all lived very long; not one of them died till he had seen almost eight hundred years, and some of them lived much longer; a great while for an immortal soul to be prisoned in a house of clay. The present life surely was not to them such a burden as it commonly is now, else they would have been weary…
Genesis 5:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 5:12
- Luke 3:37
Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
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Context
- Genesis 5:11
And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
- Genesis 5:12
And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
- Genesis 5:13
And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vivió Cainán setenta años, y engendró á Mahalaleel. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Kénan vécut 70 ans, et engendra Mahalaleël. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Kenan lebte 70 Jahre und zeugte Mahalalel. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Vixit quoque Cainan septuaginta annis, et genuit Malaleel. |