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Genesis 5:28

When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.
Genesis 5:28
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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)

וַֽיְחִי־לֶ֕מֶךְ שְׁתַּ֧יִם וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּמְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד בֵּֽן׃

  1. וַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-“and he lived”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  2. לֶ֕מֶךְLe.mekh“Lamech”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from לֶ֫מֶךְ · “Lamech” · Strong's H3929H
  3. שְׁתַּ֧יִםshe.Ta.yim“two”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, dual, absolute · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  4. וּשְׁמֹנִ֛יםu.she.mo.Nim“and eighty”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from שְׁמֹנִים · “eighty” · Strong's H8084
  5. שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nah“year[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  6. וּמְאַ֣תu.me.'At“and one hundred”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, construct · from מֵאָה · “hundred” · Strong's H3967
  7. שָׁנָ֑הsha.Nah“year[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  8. וַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.led“and he fathered”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
  9. בֵּֽן׃Ben“a son”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)