KJV King James Version
And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
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Genesis 5:3
And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.
WEB World English Bible
Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
ASV American Standard Version
And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Adam liveth an hundred and thirty years, and begetteth a son in his likeness, according to his image, and calleth his name Seth.
Surrounding context — Genesis 5
1 This [is] the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַֽיְחִ֣יH2421 · cha.yahto liveאָדָ֗םH121 · a.damAdamשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyוּמְאַת֙H3967 · me.ahhundredשָׁנָ֔הH8141 · sha.nehyearוַיּ֥וֹלֶדH3205 · ya.ladto begetבִּדְמוּת֖וֹH1823 · de.mutlikenessכְּצַלְמ֑וֹH6754 · tse.lemimageוַיִּקְרָ֥אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שְׁמ֖וֹH8034 · shemnameשֵֽׁת׃H8352 · shetSeth
Cross-references
Genesis 4:25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, [said she], hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.Job 25:4How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean [that is] born of a woman?Job 15:14-16What [is] man, that he should be clean? and [he which is] born of a woman, that he should be righteous?Ephesians 2:3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.1 Corinthians 15:39All flesh [is] not the same flesh: but [there is] one [kind of] flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, [and] another of birds.Romans 5:12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:Job 14:4Who can bring a clean [thing] out of an unclean? not one.Luke 1:35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.John 3:6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.Psalm 14:2-3The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, [and] seek God.Psalm 51:5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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