Genesis 5:9
And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
Genesis 5:9 in other translations
| BSB | When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. |
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| WEB | Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan. |
| ASV | And Enosh lived ninety years, and begat Kenan: |
| YLT | And Enos liveth ninety years, and begetteth Cainan. |
| DARBY | And Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Cainan. |
| BBE | And Enosh was ninety years old when he became the father of Kenan: |
| Webster | And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan. |
What does Genesis 5:9 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 5:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 5:9
- 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,
- 1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Genesis 5:8
And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
- Genesis 5:9
And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
- Genesis 5:10
And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vivió Enós noventa años, y engendró á Cainán. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Énosh vécut 90 ans, et engendra Kénan. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Enos lebte 90 Jahre und zeugte Kenan. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Vixit vero Enos nonaginta annis, et genuit Cainan. |