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Genesis 5:21

When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
Genesis 5:21
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַֽיְחִ֣י חֲנ֔וֹךְ חָמֵ֥שׁ וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־מְתוּשָֽׁלַח׃

  1. וַֽיְחִ֣יvay.Chi“and he lived”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  2. חֲנ֔וֹךְcha.Nokh“Enoch”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from חֲנוֹךְ · “Enoch” · Strong's H2585H
  3. חָמֵ֥שׁcha.Mesh“five”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from חָמֵשׁ · “five” · Strong's H2568
  4. וְשִׁשִּׁ֖יםve.shi.Shim“and sixty”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from שִׁשִּׁים · “sixty” · Strong's H8346
  5. שָׁנָ֑הsha.Nah“year[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  6. וַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.led“and he fathered”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
  7. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. מְתוּשָֽׁלַח׃me.tu.Sha.lach“Methuselah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מְתוּשֶׁ֫לַח · “Methuselah” · Strong's H4968
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)