Common English Bible

Genesis 5:22-32 Common English Bible (CEB)

22. Enoch walked with God. After Methuselah’s birth, Enoch lived 300 years; and he had other sons and daughters.

23. In all, Enoch lived 365 years.

24. Enoch walked with God and disappeared because God took him.

25. When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.

26. After Lamech’s birth, Methuselah lived 782 years; and he had other sons and daughters.

27. In all, Methuselah lived 969 years, and he died.

28. When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son

29. and named him Noah, saying, "This one will give us relief from our hard work, from the pain in our hands, because of the fertile land that the Lord cursed."

30. After Noah’s birth, Lamech lived 595 years; and he had other sons and daughters.

31. In all, Lamech lived 777 years, and he died.

32. When Noah was 500 years old, Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.