Genesis 5:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.”
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BSBPD
“When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And Methuselah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And Methuselah liveth an hundred and eighty and seven years, and begetteth Lamech.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 5:25 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 4:18Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methusael, and Methusael was the father of Lamech.
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