Genesis 5:13
Genesis 5:13 in Multiple Translations
And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
and Kenan lived after he begat Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
And after the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan went on living for eight hundred and forty years, and had sons and daughters:
Kenan lived another 840 years after Mehalalel was born, and had other sons and daughters.
And Kenan liued, after he begate Mahalaleel, eight hundreth and fourtie yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
And Cainan liveth after his begetting Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters
And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
And Cainan lived after he begot Malaleel, eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters.
After Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived 840 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Then Kenan lived for another 840 years, and he had more sons and daughters.
Berean Amplified Bible — Genesis 5:13
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Genesis 5:13 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וַ/יְחִ֣י
קֵינָ֗ן
אַחֲרֵי֙
הוֹלִיד֣/וֹ
אֶת
מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֔ל
אַרְבָּעִ֣ים
שָׁנָ֔ה
וּ/שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה
מֵא֖וֹת
שָׁנָ֑ה
וַ/יּ֥וֹלֶד
בָּנִ֖ים
וּ/בָנֽוֹת
וַ/יְחִ֣י
châyâh
H2421
to live
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
קֵינָ֗ן
Qêynân
H7018
Kenan
N-proper
אַחֲרֵי֙
ʼachar
H310
after
Prep
הוֹלִיד֣/וֹ
yâlad
H3205
to beget
V-Hiphil-Inf-a | Suff
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
Obj.
DirObjM
מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֔ל
Mahălalʼêl
H4111
Mahalalel
N-proper
אַרְבָּעִ֣ים
ʼarbâʻîym
H705
forty
Adj
שָׁנָ֔ה
shâneh
H8141
year
N-fs
וּ/שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה
shᵉmôneh
H8083
eight
Conj | Adj
מֵא֖וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
Adj
שָׁנָ֑ה
shâneh
H8141
year
N-fs
וַ/יּ֥וֹלֶד
yâlad
H3205
to beget
Conj | V-Hiphil-ConsecImperf-3ms
בָּנִ֖ים
bên
H1121
son
N-mp
וּ/בָנֽוֹת
bath
H1323
Bath (Shua)
Conj | N-fp
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Hebrew Word Reference — Genesis 5:13
וַ/יְחִ֣י
châyâh
H2421
"to live"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
To live or have life is the meaning of this Hebrew word, which can also mean to revive or be quickened. It is used in the Bible to describe God's power to sustain life and restore people to health, as seen in the stories of the prophets and Jesus' miracles.
Definition: 1) to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to live 1a1a) to have life 1a1b) to continue in life, remain alive 1a1c) to sustain life, to live on or upon 1a1d) to live (prosperously) 1a2) to revive, be quickened 1a2a) from sickness 1a2b) from discouragement 1a2c) from faintness 1a2d) from death 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to preserve alive, let live 1b2) to give life 1b3) to quicken, revive, refresh 1b3a) to restore to life 1b3b) to cause to grow 1b3c) to restore 1b3d) to revive 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to preserve alive, let live 1c2) to quicken, revive 1c2a) to restore (to health) 1c2b) to revive 1c2c) to restore to life
Usage: Occurs in 239 OT verses. KJV: keep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole. See also: Genesis 5:3; 2 Samuel 16:16; Psalms 22:27.
קֵינָ֗ן
Qêynân
H7018
"Kenan"
N-proper
Kenan, an antediluvian, was the son of Enosh and father of Mahalalel, living before the Flood, and is also known as Cainan in Luke 3:37, with his name meaning possession.
Definition: A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.9; son of: Enosh (H0583); father of: Mahalalel (H4111); also called Cainan at Luk.3.37; Also named: Kainan, Kainam (Καϊνάν, Καϊνάμ "Cainan" G2536H) § Kenan = "possession" 1) son of Enosh and father of Mahalaleel 1a) also 'Cainan'
Usage: Occurs in 6 OT verses. KJV: Cainan, Kenan. See also: Genesis 5:9; Genesis 5:13; 1 Chronicles 1:2.
אַחֲרֵי֙
ʼachar
H310
"after"
Prep
Achar means backwards or after, used to describe something that happens later or in the rear. It is used in various senses in the Bible, including in 1 Kings 12:18.
Definition: 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time) 1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after
Usage: Occurs in 664 OT verses. KJV: after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with. See also: Genesis 5:4; Exodus 18:2; Joshua 8:14.
הוֹלִיד֣/וֹ
yâlad
H3205
"to beget"
V-Hiphil-Inf-a | Suff
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means to give birth or beget a child, like when Eve gave birth to Cain in Genesis 4:1. It can also mean to help someone give birth, like a midwife. This word is used in many KJV translations, including Genesis and Isaiah.
Definition: 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)
Usage: Occurs in 403 OT verses. KJV: bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman). See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 30:19; 2 Samuel 21:22.
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
"Obj."
DirObjM
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Definition: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
Usage: Occurs in 6782 OT verses. KJV: (as such unrepresented in English). See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 10:8; Genesis 19:21.
מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֔ל
Mahălalʼêl
H4111
"Mahalalel"
N-proper
Mahalalel was a man in the Bible, the grandson of Cainan and great-grandson of Seth, and his name means 'praise of God'. He is mentioned in Genesis 5:12-17.
Definition: A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.4; father of: Shephatiah (H8203N) § Mahalaleel = "praise of God" 1) son of Cainan and the 4th in descent from Adam in the line of Seth 2) a descendant of Perez, the son of Judah
Usage: Occurs in 7 OT verses. KJV: Mahalaleel. See also: Genesis 5:12; Genesis 5:16; Nehemiah 11:4.
אַרְבָּעִ֣ים
ʼarbâʻîym
H705
"forty"
Adj
The number forty is what this Hebrew word represents, often used in the Bible to mark significant periods of time, like the 40 days of rain in Genesis or the 40 years of Israel's wilderness journey.
Definition: forty
Usage: Occurs in 123 OT verses. KJV: -forty. See also: Genesis 5:13; Judges 13:1; Psalms 95:10.
שָׁנָ֔ה
shâneh
H8141
"year"
N-fs
This word also means a year, like when Abraham was 100 years old in Genesis 21. It is used to describe a period of time, age, or a lifetime.
Definition: 1) year 1a) as division of time 1b) as measure of time 1c) as indication of age 1d) a lifetime (of years of life) Aramaic equivalent: she.nah (שְׁנָה "year" H8140)
Usage: Occurs in 647 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly). See also: Genesis 1:14; Genesis 47:28; Numbers 7:35.
וּ/שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה
shᵉmôneh
H8083
"eight"
Conj | Adj
The Hebrew word for the number eight, which was considered a special number in biblical times. It is used to describe quantities, such as eight days or eight years, and also appears in ordinal forms, like eighth or eighth day.
Definition: 1) eight, eighth 1a) eight (as cardinal number) 1b) eighth (as ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers
Usage: Occurs in 105 OT verses. KJV: eight(-een, -eenth), eighth. See also: Genesis 5:4; 1 Chronicles 16:38; Jeremiah 32:1.
מֵא֖וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
"hundred"
Adj
Means a hundred, used as a simple number or part of a larger number in the Bible. It appears in various forms, including fractions like one one-hundredth. Found in books like Genesis and Psalms.
Definition: 1) hundred 1a) as simple number 1b) as part of larger number 1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100) Aramaic equivalent: me.ah (מְאָה "hundred" H3969)
Usage: Occurs in 511 OT verses. KJV: hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore. See also: Genesis 5:3; Numbers 2:6; Judges 18:17.
שָׁנָ֑ה
shâneh
H8141
"year"
N-fs
This word also means a year, like when Abraham was 100 years old in Genesis 21. It is used to describe a period of time, age, or a lifetime.
Definition: 1) year 1a) as division of time 1b) as measure of time 1c) as indication of age 1d) a lifetime (of years of life) Aramaic equivalent: she.nah (שְׁנָה "year" H8140)
Usage: Occurs in 647 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly). See also: Genesis 1:14; Genesis 47:28; Numbers 7:35.
וַ/יּ֥וֹלֶד
yâlad
H3205
"to beget"
Conj | V-Hiphil-ConsecImperf-3ms
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means to give birth or beget a child, like when Eve gave birth to Cain in Genesis 4:1. It can also mean to help someone give birth, like a midwife. This word is used in many KJV translations, including Genesis and Isaiah.
Definition: 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)
Usage: Occurs in 403 OT verses. KJV: bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman). See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 30:19; 2 Samuel 21:22.
בָּנִ֖ים
bên
H1121
"son"
N-mp
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Definition: : child/son
Usage: Occurs in 3653 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 23:3; Genesis 34:18.
וּ/בָנֽוֹת
bath
H1323
"Bath (Shua)"
Conj | N-fp
The Hebrew word for daughter is used to describe a female child or a woman, and can also be used figuratively. In the Bible, it is used to describe women like Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah and later of King David.
Definition: A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.38.2; daughter of: Shua (H7770); married to Judah (H3063); mother of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956) the wife of Uriah whom David had murdered, having had adulterous relations with her; subsequently wife of David and mother of Solomon, Shimea, Shobab, and Nathan (alternate spelling to 'Bathsheba')
Usage: Occurs in 498 OT verses. KJV: apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village. See also: Genesis 5:4; Exodus 2:21; Ruth 1:13.
Study Notes — Genesis 5:13
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Context — The Descendants of Adam
11So Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
12When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
13And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
14So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died. 15When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.Genesis 5:13 Summary
[This verse tells us that after Kenan had a son named Mahalalel, he lived for 840 more years and had more children. This shows us that God blessed Kenan with a long and fruitful life, as seen in Genesis 1:28. Kenan's story reminds us that God is a God of life and abundance, and He desires to bless His people with good things, as referenced in Psalm 103:1-5. By looking at Kenan's life, we can learn about God's character and how He wants us to live in relationship with Him.]
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean that Kenan lived 840 years after having Mahalalel?
This verse highlights the remarkable longevity of the early descendants of Adam, as seen in Genesis 5:13, and shows how Kenan continued to have other children after Mahalalel was born, illustrating God's blessing and provision in their lives, as referenced in Psalm 127:3-5.
How does Kenan's long life relate to the rest of the biblical narrative?
Kenan's long life, as recorded in Genesis 5:13-14, is part of the larger story of the early descendants of Adam, showing how they lived in close relationship with God and experienced His blessing, as seen in Genesis 1:28 and Genesis 5:1-32.
What can we learn from the fact that Kenan had other sons and daughters?
The fact that Kenan had other children, as mentioned in Genesis 5:13, reminds us that God is a God of abundance and life, as seen in John 10:10, and that He desires to bless His people with fruitfulness, as referenced in Genesis 1:28.
How does this verse fit into the overall biblical theme of family and legacy?
Genesis 5:13 contributes to the biblical theme of family and legacy by highlighting the importance of family relationships and the passing down of faith from one generation to the next, as seen in Psalm 78:1-8 and Genesis 18:19.
Reflection Questions
- What does this verse reveal about God's character and His relationship with humanity?
- How can I apply the principle of God's blessing and provision in my own life, as seen in Kenan's story?
- What does it mean to live a life that honors God and reflects His character, as exemplified by Kenan and other biblical figures?
- In what ways can I prioritize family and legacy, as emphasized in this verse and throughout the Bible?
Gill's Exposition on Genesis 5:13
And Cainan lived, after he begat Mahalaleel, eight hundred and forty years,.... The Septuagint has seven hundred and forty, which, added to the years given him before, makes the same sum: and begat
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 5:13
And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: No JFB commentary on these verses.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Genesis 5:13
No notes from Poole on this verse.
Trapp's Commentary on Genesis 5:13
Genesis 5:13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:Ver. 13. And begat sons and daughters.] Everything is generative of itself, says the philosopher. And, that man is unworthy to be born, of whom another is not born, says the orator. Propriissimum opus viventis est, generare sibi simile . - Arist.