Genesis 5:4
in Genesis 5And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and the days of Adam after he begat Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters.
KJV
And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
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This verse in Genesis 5
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
after he had become the father of Seth
on Genesis 5:4-8
Adam reached 930 years, longer than any man before him, and then he died. Seth became the father of Enosh, lived 807 years more, then died. Romans 5:14 stands on these verses, where death reigned from Adam to Moses; the long years change nothing about the ending.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 4) Now the days of Adam after he fathered Seth were seven hundred years. And he fathered other sons and daughters. And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.
The Medieval Church1 voice
It should be noted that where our Codices, translated from the Hebrew source, say Adam lived for one hundred and thirty years and begot Seth, the ancient translation has, instead of one hundred and thirty, two hundred and thirty; where our Codices continue, "And the …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the days of Adam, after he had begotten Seth, were eight hundred years,....
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ | vaiyihyu | and they were | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| יְמֵי־ | yemei- | [the] days of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| אָדָ֗ם | ʾadam | Adam | H121 → | 12 times |
| אַֽחֲרֵי֙ | ʾacharei | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| הוֹלִיד֣וֹ | holido | fathered he | H3205 → | 496 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שֵׁ֔ת | shet | Seth | H8352 → | 9 times |
| שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה | shemoneh | eight | H8083 → | 109 times |
| מֵאֹ֖ת | meot | hundred<s> | H3967 → | 581 times |
| שָׁנָ֑ה | shanah | year[s] | H8141 → | 877 times |
| וַיּ֥וֹלֶד | vaiyoled | and he fathered | H3205 → | 496 times |
| בָּנִ֖ים | banim | sons | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וּבָנֽוֹת׃ | uvanot | and daughters | H1323 → | 588 times |
וַיִּֽהְי֣וּand they were
vaiyihyuH1961 →3559 times
יְמֵי־[the] days of
yemei-H3117 →2304 times
אָדָ֗םAdam
ʾadamH121 →12 times
אַֽחֲרֵי֙after
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
הוֹלִיד֣וֹfathered he
holidoH3205 →496 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שֵׁ֔תSeth
shetH8352 →9 times
שְׁמֹנֶ֥הeight
shemonehH8083 →109 times
מֵאֹ֖תhundred<s>
meotH3967 →581 times
שָׁנָ֑הyear[s]
shanahH8141 →877 times
וַיּ֥וֹלֶדand he fathered
vaiyoledH3205 →496 times
בָּנִ֖יםsons
banimH1121 →4930 times
וּבָנֽוֹת׃and daughters
uvanotH1323 →588 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Bede, Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron); Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.