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This is the book of the generation of man, in the day when God created man and made him after the similitude of God.
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Male and female made he them, and called their names man, in the day when they were created.
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And when Adam was an hundred and thirty year old, he begat a son after his likeness and similitude: and called his name Seth.
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And the days of Adam after he begat Seth, were eight hundred year, and begat sons and daughters.
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And all the days of Adam which he lived, were nine hundred and thirty year, and then he died.
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¶ And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos.
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And after he had begot Enos he lived eight hundred and seven year, and begat sons and daughters.
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And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve year, and died.
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And Enos lived ninety year, and begat Kenan.
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And Enos after he begat Kenan, lived eight hundred and fifteen year, and begat sons and daughters:
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and all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five year, and then he died.
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And Kenan lived seventy year, and begat Mahalaliel.
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And Kenan after he had begot Mahalaliel, lived eight hundred and forty year, and begat sons and daughters:
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and all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten year, and then he died.
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And Mahalaliel lived sixty five year, and begat Jared.
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And Mahalaliel after he had begot Jared lived eight hundred and thirty year, and begat sons and daughters:
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and all the days of Mahalaliel were eight hundred ninety and five year, and then he died.
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¶ And Jared lived an hundred and sixty two year, and begat Henoch:
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and Jared lived after he begat Henoch, eight hundred year, and begat sons and daughters.
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And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty two year, and then he died.
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And Henoch lived sixty five year, and begat Mathusala.
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And Henoch walked with God after he had begot Mathusalah, three hundred year, and begat sons and daughters:
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And all the days of Henoch were three hundred and sixty five year,
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and then Henoch lived a godly life, and was no more seen, for God took him away. (Septuagint: And Enoch was well-pleasing to God, and was not found, because God translated him. Hebrews 11:5)
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¶ And Mathusala lived an hundred and eighty seven year and begat Lamech:
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and Mathusala after he had begot Lamech, lived seven hundred and eighty two year, and begat sons and daughters.
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And all the days of Mathusala were nine hundred sixty nine year, and then he died.
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¶ And Lamech lived an hundred eighty two year and begat a son, (Septuangint: And Lamech lived an hundred and eighty and eight years, and begot a son.)
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and called him Noe saying: This same shall comfort us: as concerning our work and sorrow of our hands which we have about the earth that the LORD hath cursed. (Septuagint: And he called his name Noe, 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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And Lamech lived after he had begot Noe, five hundred, ninety and five year, and begat sons and daughters. (Septuagint: And Lamech lived after his begetting Noe, five hundred and sixty and five years, and begot sons and daughters.)
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And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy seven year, and then he died. (Septuagint: And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and fifty-three years, and he died.)
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And when Noe was five hundred year old, he begat Sem, Ham and Japheth.