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and Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters.

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Lamech

Lamech [N] [H] [S] the strikerdown; the wild man.  The fifth in descent from Cain. He was the first to violate the primeval ordinance of marriage ( Genesis 4:18-24 ). His address to his two wives, Adah and Zillah ( Genesis 4:23  Genesis 4:24 ), is the only extant example of antediluvian poetry. It has been called "Lamech's sword-song." He was "rude and ruffianly," fearing ne... View Details

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American Standard Version and Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters.
King James Bible and And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters.daughters:
Hebrew Greek English and Then Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, eighty-two years after he became the father of Lamech, and begat he had other sons and daughters.
New American Standard Bible 1995 and Then Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, eighty-two years after he became the father of Lamech, and begat he had other sons and daughters.