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Book Seven — Cain and Abel

And all the days of Henoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24. And he walked with God, and was seen no more, because God took him. 25. Mathusala also lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech. 26. And Mathusala lived, after he begot Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters. 27. And all the days of Mathusala were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died. 28. And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begot a son, and called his name Noe, saying: 29. This one shall comfort us from the works and labors of our hands, in the land which the Lord has cursed. 30. And Lamech lived, after he begot Noe, five hundred and ninety-five years, and begot sons and daughters. 31. And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died. 32. But Noe, when he was five hundred years old, begot Sem, Cham, and Japheth

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And all the days of Henoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24. And he walked with God, and was seen no more, because God took him. 25. Mathusala also lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech. 26. And Mathusala lived, after he begot Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters. 27. And all the days of Mathusala were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died. 28. And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begot a son, and called his name Noe, saying: 29. This one shall comfort us from the works and labors of our hands, in the land which the Lord has cursed. 30. And Lamech lived, after he begot Noe, five hundred and ninety-five years, and begot sons and daughters. 31. And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died. 32. But Noe, when he was five hundred years old, begot Sem, Cham, and Japheth.1

Et facti sunt omnes dies Henoch trecenti sexaginta quinque anni. 24. Ambulavitque cum Deo & non apparuit, quia tulit eum Deus. 25. Vixit quoque Mathusala centum octoginta septem annis, & genuit Lamech. 26. Et vixit Mathusala postquam genuit Lamech, septingentis octoginta duobus annis, & genuit filios & filias. 27. Et facti sunt omnes dies Mathusalae nongenti sexaginta novem anni, & mortuus est. 28. Vixit autem Lamech centum octoginta duobus annis, & genuit filium, vocavitque nomen eius Noe, dicens: 29. Iste consolabitur nos ab operibus & laboribus manuum nostrarum, in terra cui maledixit Dominus. 30. Vixitque Lamech postquam genuit Noe, quingentis nonaginta quinque annis, & genuit filios & filias. 31. Et facti sunt omnes dies Lamech, septingenti septuaginta septem anni, & mortuus est. 32. Noe vero cum quingentorum esset annorum, genuit Sem, Cham, & Iapheth.

Translator’s notes

  1. The remainder of the Genesis 5 lemma, verses 23-32: Henoch's translation ('God took him'), Mathusala (Methuselah, 969 years — the longest), the Sethite Lamech and his son Noe (Noah), and Noah's three sons. Odd-side running head 'IN GENESIM, LIB. VII.' number '765'; true printed page 775.