Genesis 5:10
in Genesis 5And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and Enosh lived after he begat Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
KJV
And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
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This verse in Genesis 5
Commentary
6 notes on this verseFor it is the mark of a wise man to separate oneself from the pleasures of the flesh, to elevate the soul, and to withdraw from the body; for this is truly to recognize oneself as a human being. He who is called Enos in the Chaldean language is called, in Latin, homo.
This site's exposition
When Enosh was 90 years old
on Genesis 5:9-14
The older commentators take the name Enosh to mean mortal or frail man. Kenan carries a name close to Cain's, and the two family lists share name after name: Enoch and Lamech stand in both, Methuselah beside Methusael. Gill notes the overlap and leaves it standing.
This site's exposition
Enosh lived 815 years
After the birth of the named son, each of the first six fathers lived between 800 and 840 years, and Enosh lived 815. The ages at which they became fathers vary far more. Adam Clarke set the Hebrew, Samaritan and Septuagint years in tables.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
But Enos, who assumed and hoped to invoke God; and therefore, it is believed that he was translated. Therefore, it does not seem that a man exists unless he hopes in God. But whoever hopes in God does not live on earth, but rather, as if carried away, clings to God, signifying a clear interpretation of truth.
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 Enos lived, after he begat Cainan, eight hundred and fifteen years,.... The Septuagint version is seven hundred and fifteen; the hundred which is wanting is to be supplied from the preceding verse, which in that version has an hundred too much: and begat sons and daughters; others besides Enos, as very likely he had before he was born.
The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיְחִ֣י | vaychi | and he lived | H2421 → | 282 times |
| אֱנ֗וֹשׁ | ʾenoosh | Enosh | H583 → | 7 times |
| אַֽחֲרֵי֙ | ʾacharei | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| הוֹלִיד֣וֹ | holido | fathered he | H3205 → | 496 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| קֵינָ֔ן | keinan | Kenan | H7018 → | 6 times |
| חֲמֵ֤שׁ | chamesh | fif- | H2568 → | 343 times |
| עֶשְׂרֵה֙ | ʾesreh | teen | H6240 → | 338 times |
| שָׁנָ֔ה | shanah | year[s] | H8141 → | 877 times |
| וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה | ushemoneh | and eight | H8083 → | 109 times |
| מֵא֖וֹת | 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 |
וַֽיְחִ֣יand he lived
vaychiH2421 →282 times
אֱנ֗וֹשׁEnosh
ʾenooshH583 →7 times
אַֽחֲרֵי֙after
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
הוֹלִיד֣וֹfathered he
holidoH3205 →496 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
קֵינָ֔ןKenan
keinanH7018 →6 times
חֲמֵ֤שׁfif-
chameshH2568 →343 times
עֶשְׂרֵה֙teen
ʾesrehH6240 →338 times
שָׁנָ֔הyear[s]
shanahH8141 →877 times
וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥הand eight
ushemonehH8083 →109 times
מֵא֖וֹתhundred<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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About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Ambrose of Milan, On Isaac and the Soul, Chapter I; Bede, Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).