Genesis 5:21

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.”

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BSBPD

“When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Enoch liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Methuselah.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Other passages that echo Genesis 5:21 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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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