Genesis 5:1-32 NET

[1] This is the record of the family line of Adam. When God created humankind, he made them in the likeness of God. [2] He created them male and female; when they were created, he blessed them and named them "humankind." [3] When Adam had lived 130 years he fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and he named him Seth. [4] The length of time Adam lived after he became the father of Seth was 800 years; during this time he had other sons and daughters. [5] The entire lifetime of Adam was 930 years, and then he died. [6] When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh. [7] Seth lived 807 years after he became the father of Enosh, and he had other sons and daughters. [8] The entire lifetime of Seth was 912 years, and then he died. [9] When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. [10] Enosh lived 815 years after he became the father of Kenan, and he had other sons and daughters. [11] The entire lifetime of Enosh was 905 years, and then he died. [12] When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. [13] Kenan lived 840 years after he became the father of Mahalalel, and he had other sons and daughters. [14] The entire lifetime of Kenan was 910 years, and then he died. [15] When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. [16] Mahalalel lived 830 years after he became the father of Jared, and he had other sons and daughters. [17] The entire lifetime of Mahalalel was 895 years, and then he died. [18] When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. [19] Jared lived 800 years after he became the father of Enoch, and he had other sons and daughters. [20] The entire lifetime of Jared was 962 years, and then he died. [21] When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. [22] After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God for 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters. [23] The entire lifetime of Enoch was 365 years. [24] Enoch walked with God, and then he disappeared because God took him away. [25] When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. [26] Methuselah lived 782 years after he became the father of Lamech, and he had other sons and daughters. [27] The entire lifetime of Methuselah was 969 years, and then he died. [28] When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. [29] He named him Noah, saying, "This one will bring us comfort from our labor and from the painful toil of our hands because of the ground that the LORD has cursed." [30] Lamech lived 595 years after he became the father of Noah, and he had other sons and daughters. [31] The entire lifetime of Lamech was 777 years, and then he died. [32] After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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