Holy Scripture

Genesis 5:30

A church father on this verse
“It should be noted that where our Codices, translated from the Hebrew source, say Adam lived for one hundred and thirty years and begot Seth, the ancient translation has, instead of one hundred and thirty, two hundred and thirty; where our Codices continue, "And the days of Adam after he begot Seth were eight hundred…”
Bede, 8th c. — Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron)

Source: Septuagint

Original

30And Lamech lived after his begetting Noah, five hundred and sixty and five years, and begot sons and daughters.

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28And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty and eight years, and begot a son.

29And he called his name Noah, saying, This one will cause us to cease from our works, and from the toils of our hands, and from the earth, which the Lord God has cursed.

— Genesis 5:30 —

31And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and fifty-three years, and he died.

32And Noah was five hundred years old, and he begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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