Genesis 5:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.”
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BSBPD
“When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And Kenan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalalel:”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And Cainan liveth seventy years, and begetteth Mahalaleel.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 5:12 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 3:37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,
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