Genesis 5:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:”
Genesis 5:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 5:127 words
וַיְחִיwayəḥîAnd live
קֵינָןqênānKenan
שִׁבְעִיםšivəʿîmSeventy
שָׁנָהšānāhYear
וַיּוֹלֶדwaywōledAnd bear young
אֶתʾet—
מַהֲלַלְאֵלmahălaləʾēlMahalalel
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