Genesis 5:12
New International Version
When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.

New Living Translation
When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.

English Standard Version
When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel.

Berean Standard Bible
When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.

King James Bible
And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

New King James Version
Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel.

New American Standard Bible
Now Kenan lived seventy years, and fathered Mahalalel.

NASB 1995
Kenan lived seventy years, and became the father of Mahalalel.

NASB 1977
And Kenan lived seventy years, and became the father of Mahalalel.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Kenan lived 70 years and became the father of Mahalalel.

Amplified Bible
When Kenan was seventy years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.

Christian Standard Bible
Kenan was 70 years old when he fathered Mahalalel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Kenan was 70 years old when he fathered Mahalalel.

American Standard Version
And Kenan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalalel:

Contemporary English Version
When Kenan was 70, he had a son named Mahalalel.

English Revised Version
And Kenan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalalel:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.

Good News Translation
When Kenan was 70, he had a son, Mahalalel,

International Standard Version
When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel.

Majority Standard Bible
When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.

NET Bible
When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.

New Heart English Bible
Kenan lived one hundred and seventy years, and became the father of Mahalalel.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

World English Bible
Kenan lived seventy years, then became the father of Mahalalel.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Cainan lives seventy years [[or one hundred and seventy years]], and begets Mahalaleel.

Young's Literal Translation
And Cainan liveth seventy years, and begetteth Mahalaleel.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Kainan shall live seventy years and shall beget Mahalaleel.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Malaleel.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Likewise, Cainan lived seventy years, and then he conceived Mahalalel.

New American Bible
When Kenan was seventy years old, he begot Mahalalel.

New Revised Standard Version
When Kenan had lived seventy years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Mahlalael;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Qaynan lived seventy years and he begot Mehalaleil:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Kenan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Cainan lived an hundred and seventy years, and he begot Maleleel.

Additional Translations ...
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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.…

Cross References
Genesis 5:3-5
When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth. / And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. / So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.

Genesis 5:6-8
When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh. / And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. / So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.

Genesis 5:9-11
When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. / And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. / So Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.

Genesis 5:15-17
When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared. / And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. / So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.

Genesis 5:18-20
When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch. / And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. / So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.

Genesis 5:21-24
When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah. / And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. / So Enoch lived a total of 365 years. ...

Genesis 5:25-27
When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech. / And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. / So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

Genesis 5:28-31
When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son. / And he named him Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.” / And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. ...

Genesis 5:32
After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 4:25-26
And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.” / And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.

Genesis 6:1-4
Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them, / the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose. / So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.” ...

1 Chronicles 1:1-4
Adam, Seth, Enosh, / Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, / Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah. ...

Luke 3:36-38
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, / the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan, / the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

Hebrews 11:5
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

Jude 1:14-15
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones / to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”


Treasury of Scripture

And Cainan lived seventy years and begat Mahalaleel:

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Luke 3:37
Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

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Genesis 5
1. Recapitulation of the creation of man.
3. The genealogy, age, and death of the patriarchs from Adam to Noah.
22. Enoch's godliness and translation into Heaven.
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When Kenan was 70 years old
The name "Kenan" is derived from the Hebrew root "קֵינָן" (Qeynan), which can mean "possession" or "sorrow." This duality in meaning reflects the human condition of both blessing and struggle. Kenan's age, "70 years," is significant in biblical numerology, often symbolizing completeness or spiritual perfection. The number 70 is seen throughout Scripture, such as the 70 elders of Israel (Exodus 24:1) and the 70 years of Babylonian captivity (Jeremiah 29:10). This suggests a period of preparation or fulfillment in Kenan's life, leading to the birth of his son.

he became the father of Mahalalel
The phrase "became the father" in Hebrew is "וַיּוֹלֶד" (vayyoled), indicating not just the act of physical procreation but also the continuation of a divine promise through lineage. This highlights the importance of generational faithfulness and the transmission of God's covenant through family lines. "Mahalalel" means "praise of God" or "blessed God," derived from the Hebrew roots "מַהֲלַל" (mahalal) meaning "praise" and "אֵל" (El) meaning "God." This name reflects a life dedicated to glorifying God, suggesting that Kenan's legacy was one of spiritual devotion and reverence. The birth of Mahalalel signifies the continuation of a godly heritage, emphasizing the importance of raising children in the knowledge and fear of the Lord. This lineage ultimately points to the coming of Christ, the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan for humanity.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
When Kenan
קֵינָ֖ן (qê·nān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7018: Kenan -- a descendant of Seth

was
וַֽיְחִ֥י (way·ḥî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

70
שִׁבְעִ֣ים (šiḇ·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 7657: Seventy (a cardinal number)

years old,
שָׁנָ֑ה (šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year

he became the father of
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד (way·yō·w·leḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

Mahalaleel.
מַֽהֲלַלְאֵֽל׃ (ma·hă·lal·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4111: praise of God', great-grandson of Seth, also a man of Judah


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