25. When Methuselah was 187, he had a son, Lamech,
26. and then lived another 782 years. He had other children
27. and died at the age of 969.
28. When Lamech was 182, he had a son,
29. and said, “From the very ground on which the Lord put a curse, this child will bring us relief from all our hard work”; so he named him Noah.
30. Lamech lived another 595 years. He had other children
31. and died at the age of 777.