English of the Vulgate (Douay-Rheims) is given under each Vulgate verse, to make the Vulgate easier to read.

Genesis 5 in four versions — Vulgate, Hebrew (MT), Septuagint, and Yemenite Targum Onkelos — with notes on where they agree and where they part. Sources: Vulgate = the Clementine text; MT = Sefaria Miqra (vocalized, with cantillation); LXX = the Septuagint Greek text, given here under MT numbering; Targum = Onkelos, Yemenite Taj tradition only. TO in the notes = this Yemenite Onkelos. Divine names appear only as ייי and א-להים throughout.

Versification: MT, LXX, and Targum each have 32 verses in Genesis 5, verse for verse. The Vulgate chapter has only 31 verses: Clementine verse 31 contains both MT 5:31 (Lamech's total, 777 years) and MT 5:32 (Noah, 500 years old, begets Shem, Ham, and Japheth) as two sentences. The Vulgate line under 5:32 below is therefore the second sentence of Vulgate verse 31, not a separate verse. Hexapla citations below give Field's verse number, which is the same as MT's here, except that Field prints the 5:32 material under Cap. VI. 1 (Hebr. v. 32). Where Field cites no distinct Aquila, Symmachus, or Theodotion reading for a verse, no Hexapla line is given — never invented. Field's Genesis 5 material is on pp. 20–22. Targum punctuation is from the Mechon Mamre מקרא+תרגום page (Parashat Bereshit), transferred word by word, wording and vocalization untouched, Yemenite forms kept.

Gen 5:1

Vulg. Hic est liber generationis Adam. In die qua creavit Deus hominem, ad similitudinem Dei fecit illum.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) This is the book of the generation of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him to the likeness of God.

MT

זֶ֣ה סֵ֔פֶר תּוֹלְדֹ֖ת אָדָ֑ם בְּי֗וֹם בְּרֹ֤א א-להים֙ אָדָ֔ם בִּדְמ֥וּת א-להים֖ עָשָׂ֥ה אֹתֽוֹ׃

LXX αὕτη ἡ βίβλος γενέσεως ἀνθρώπων. ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν Αδαμ, κατ' εἰκόνα θεοῦ ἐποίησεν αὐτόν·

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

דֵּין סֵפֶר, תּוֹלְדָת אָדָם: בְּיוֹמָא, דִּבְרָא ייי אָדָם, בִּדְמוּת א-להים, עֲבַד יָתֵיהּ׃

• ספר תולדת — MT סֵפֶר תּוֹלְדֹת אָדָם (book of the generations of Adam); LXX βίβλος γενέσεως ἀνθρώπων (book of the generation of men, plural, Adam generalized); Vulg. liber generationis Adam and TO סֵפֶר תּוֹלְדָת אָדָם follow MT. Field (p. 20): Α. βιβλίον γεννημάτων Ἀδάμ, closer to MT than LXX.
• בדמות — MT בִּדְמוּת א-להים; LXX κατ' εἰκόνα θεοῦ (according to the image); Vulg. ad similitudinem Dei follows MT's likeness; TO בִּדְמוּת א-להים follows MT. Field (p. 20): Α. ἐν ὁμοιώματι, Σ. ἐν ὁμοιώσει, for LXX κατ' εἰκόνα.
• Yemenite variant, recorded not substituted — Sefaria's MT line for 5:1 carries the note: in Yemenite books סֵפֶר is written with a large samekh. The printed line above keeps the ordinary סֵפֶר.
• תולדת, number — MT תּוֹלְדֹת is plural, and TO תּוֹלְדָת is plural too, not singular: in Aramaic the feminine plural construct ends in ת, the same as the singular construct, so the form alone does not decide it — but TO uses the same תּוֹלְדָת at 2:4, 6:9, 10:1, 11:10, and 11:27, where it translates MT אֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת with plural אִלֵּין תּוֹלְדָת. The singularizing versions at 5:1 are LXX γενέσεως and Vulg. generationis, not TO.

Gen 5:2

Vulg. Masculum et feminam creavit eos, et benedixit illis: et vocavit nomen eorum Adam, in die quo creati sunt.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) He created them male and female; and blessed them: and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

MT

זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בְּרָאָ֑ם וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹתָ֗ם וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמָם֙ אָדָ֔ם בְּי֖וֹם הִבָּֽרְאָֽם׃

LXX ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ ἐποίησεν αὐτοὺς, καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτούς. καὶ ἐπωνόμασεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῶν Αδαμ, ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ἐποίησεν αὐτούς.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

דְּכַר וְנוּקְבָּא, בְּרָאנוּן; וּבָרֵיךְ יָתְהוֹן, וּקְרָא יָת שׁוֹמְהוֹן אָדָם, בְּיוֹמָא, דְּאִתְבְּרִיאוּ׃

• את־שמם — MT וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמָם אָדָם (called their name Adam); LXX ἐπωνόμασεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῶν (their name) in the reader's text, but Field (p. 20) prints Ο'. τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ (his name) with alia exempl. αὐτῶν — the reader's αὐτῶν against Field's αὐτοῦ is flagged in Open questions, not resolved here. Vulg. nomen eorum follows MT; TO שׁוֹמְהוֹן pluralizes to 'their names'.
• ביום הבראם — MT בְּיוֹם הִבָּרְאָם (on the day they were created, passive); LXX ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ἐποίησεν αὐτούς (on the day he made them, active); Vulg. in die quo creati sunt and TO בְּיוֹמָא דְּאִתְבְּרִיאוּ follow MT's passive.

Gen 5:3

Vulg. Vixit autem Adam centum triginta annis: et genuit ad imaginem et similitudinem suam, vocavitque nomen ejus Seth.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son to his own image and likeness, and called his name Seth.

MT

וַיְחִ֣י אָדָ֗ם שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּמְאַת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בִּדְמוּת֖וֹ כְּצַלְמ֑וֹ וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ שֵֽׁת׃

LXX ἔζησεν δὲ Αδαμ διακόσια καὶ τριάκοντα ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν κατὰ τὴν ἰδέαν αὐτοῦ καὶ κατὰ τὴν εἰκόνα αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐπωνόμασεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Σηθ.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַחֲיָא אָדָם, מְאָה וּתְלָתִין שְׁנִין, וְאוֹלֵיד בִּדְמוּתֵיהּ, דְּדָמֵי לֵיהּ; וּקְרָא יָת שְׁמֵיהּ, שֵׁת׃

• שלשים ומאת שנה — LXX differs by a hundred: διακόσια καὶ τριάκοντα (230) for MT/Vulg/TO 130. This is the first instance of the chapter's age pattern (see Cross-verse patterns): LXX adds 100 to the begetting age and takes 100 off the remaining years, so the total, 930, is unchanged. Field (p. 20, n. 4): Jerome notes the Hebrew has 100 where the Greek has 200, 'and the rest which follow' — the added hundred is taken from the remaining life.
• בדמותו כצלמו — MT בִּדְמוּתוֹ כְּצַלְמוֹ (in his likeness, according to his image); LXX κατὰ τὴν ἰδέαν αὐτοῦ καὶ κατὰ τὴν εἰκόνα αὐτοῦ (according to his form and according to his image); Vulg. ad imaginem et similitudinem suam follows MT; TO בִּדְמוּתֵיהּ דְּדָמֵי לֵיהּ turns the second term into a resemblance gloss, 'in his likeness, which resembles him'.
• בדמותו כצלמו, a possible reading — TO's דְּדָמֵי לֵיהּ may be there to exclude reading the likeness as likeness to God: Seth resembles Adam, his father, not God directly. The change is specific to 5:3 — TO keeps צלם literally at 1:26 (בְּצַלְמַנָא), 1:27 (בְּצַלְמֵיהּ, בְּצֶלֶם א-להים), and 9:6 (בְּצֶלֶם א-להים) — so it is not a general avoidance of צלם, and at 5:1 TO keeps בִּדְמוּת א-להים for Adam's own making. The chain 5:1 (Adam in God's likeness) → 5:3 (Seth in Adam's likeness) is where a God-likeness reading of Seth could arise, and TO's 'which resembles him' anchors the resemblance to Adam.

Gen 5:4

Vulg. Et facti sunt dies Adam, postquam genuit Seth, octingenti anni: genuitque filios et filias.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And the days of Adam, after he begot Seth, were eight hundred years: and he begot sons and daughters.

MT

וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ יְמֵי־אָדָ֗ם אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־שֵׁ֔ת שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵאֹ֖ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

LXX ἐγένοντο δὲ αἱ ἡμέραι Αδαμ μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Σηθ ἑπτακόσια ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַהֲווֹ יוֹמֵי אָדָם, בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת שֵׁת, תַּמְנֵי מְאָה, שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין, וּבְנָן׃

• שמנה מאות שנה — LXX differs, ἑπτακόσια (700) for MT/Vulg/TO 800 — the other half of the 5:3 shift: 230 + 700 = 930, the MT total. Field (p. 20): Οἱ λοιποί· ὀκτακόσια (the others, 800).

Gen 5:5

Vulg. Et factum est omne tempus quod vixit Adam, anni nongenti triginta, et mortuus est.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And all the time that Adam lived came to nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.

MT

וַיִּֽהְי֞וּ כׇּל־יְמֵ֤י אָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁר־חַ֔י תְּשַׁ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ {ס}

LXX καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Αδαμ ἃς ἔζησεν ἐννακόσια καὶ τριάκοντα ἔτη, καὶ ἀπέθανεν.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַהֲווֹ כָּל יוֹמֵי אָדָם, דַּחֲיָא, תְּשַׁע מְאָה וּתְלָתִין, שְׁנִין; וּמִית׃

• No note: all four give the total, 930 years, and 'he died'. The MT line ends with {ס}, a setumah paragraph break, as do the other summary verses (5:8, 5:11, 5:14, 5:17, 5:20, 5:24, 5:27, 5:31); LXX, Vulgate, and Targum carry no paragraph marker.

Gen 5:6

Vulg. Vixit quoque Seth centum quinque annis, et genuit Enos.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) Seth also lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enos.

MT

וַֽיְחִי־שֵׁ֕ת חָמֵ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים וּמְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־אֱנֽוֹשׁ׃

LXX ἔζησεν δὲ Σηθ διακόσια καὶ πέντε ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ενως.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַחֲיָא שֵׁת, מְאָה וַחֲמֵישׁ שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד, יָת אֱנוֹשׁ׃

• חמש שנים ומאת שנה — LXX differs by a hundred: διακόσια καὶ πέντε (205) for MT/Vulg/TO 105. Field (p. 21): Οἱ λοιποί· ἑκατὸν καὶ πέντε.

Gen 5:7

Vulg. Vixitque Seth, postquam genuit Enos, octingentis septem annis, genuitque filios et filias.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And Seth lived after he begot Enos, eight hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.

MT

וַֽיְחִי־שֵׁ֗ת אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־אֱנ֔וֹשׁ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

LXX καὶ ἔζησεν Σηθ μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Ενως ἑπτακόσια καὶ ἑπτὰ ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַחֲיָא שֵׁת, בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת אֱנוֹשׁ, תַּמְנֵי מְאָה וּשְׁבַע, שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין, וּבְנָן׃

• שבע שנים ושמנה מאות שנה — LXX differs, ἑπτακόσια καὶ ἑπτὰ (707) for MT/Vulg/TO 807 — the other half of the 5:6 shift: 205 + 707 = 912, the MT total.

Gen 5:8

Vulg. Et facti sunt omnes dies Seth nongentorum duodecim annorum, et mortuus est.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.

MT

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ כׇּל־יְמֵי־שֵׁ֔ת שְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּתְשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ {ס}

LXX καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Σηθ ἐννακόσια καὶ δώδεκα ἔτη, καὶ ἀπέθανεν.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַהֲווֹ, כָּל יוֹמֵי שֵׁת, תְּשַׁע מְאָה וְתַרְתַּא עַסְרֵי, שְׁנִין; וּמִית׃

• No note: all four give the total, 912 years, and 'he died' (MT {ס}).

Gen 5:9

Vulg. Vixit vero Enos nonaginta annis, et genuit Cainan.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And Enos lived ninety years, and begot Cainan.

MT

וַיְחִ֥י אֱנ֖וֹשׁ תִּשְׁעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־קֵינָֽן׃

LXX καὶ ἔζησεν Ενως ἑκατὸν ἐνενήκοντα ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Καιναν.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַחֲיָא אֱנוֹשׁ, תִּשְׁעִין שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד, יָת קֵינָן׃

• תשעים שנה — LXX differs by a hundred: ἑκατὸν ἐνενήκοντα (190) for MT/Vulg/TO 90. Field (p. 21): Οἱ λοιποί· ϟ̄ (90).

Gen 5:10

Vulg. Post cujus ortum vixit octingentis quindecim annis, et genuit filios et filias.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) After whose birth he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters.

MT

וַיְחִ֣י אֱנ֗וֹשׁ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־קֵינָ֔ן חֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

LXX καὶ ἔζησεν Ενως μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Καιναν ἑπτακόσια καὶ δέκα πέντε ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַחֲיָא אֱנוֹשׁ, בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת קֵינָן, תַּמְנֵי מְאָה וַחֲמֵישׁ עַסְרֵי, שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין, וּבְנָן׃

• חמש עשרה שנה ושמנה מאות שנה — LXX differs, ἑπτακόσια καὶ δέκα πέντε (715) for MT/Vulg/TO 815 — the other half of the 5:9 shift: 190 + 715 = 905, the MT total.

Gen 5:11

Vulg. Factique sunt omnes dies Enos nongenti quinque anni, et mortuus est.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years, and he died.

MT

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ כׇּל־יְמֵ֣י אֱנ֔וֹשׁ חָמֵ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וּתְשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ {ס}

LXX καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Ενως ἐννακόσια καὶ πέντε ἔτη, καὶ ἀπέθανεν.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַהֲווֹ, כָּל יוֹמֵי אֱנוֹשׁ, תְּשַׁע מְאָה וַחֲמֵישׁ, שְׁנִין; וּמִית׃

• No note: all four give the total, 905 years, and 'he died' (MT {ס}).

Gen 5:12

Vulg. Vixit quoque Cainan septuaginta annis, et genuit Malaleel.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Malaleel.

MT

וַיְחִ֥י קֵינָ֖ן שִׁבְעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־מַֽהֲלַלְאֵֽל׃

LXX καὶ ἔζησεν Καιναν ἑκατὸν ἑβδομήκοντα ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Μαλελεηλ.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַחֲיָא קֵינָן, שִׁבְעִין שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד, יָת מַהֲלַלְאֵל׃

• שבעים שנה — LXX differs by a hundred: ἑκατὸν ἑβδομήκοντα (170) for MT/Vulg/TO 70.

Gen 5:13

Vulg. Et vixit Cainan, postquam genuit Malaleel, octingentis quadraginta annis, genuitque filios et filias.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And Cainan lived after he begot Malaleel, eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters.

MT

וַיְחִ֣י קֵינָ֗ן אַחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֔ל אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

LXX καὶ ἔζησεν Καιναν μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Μαλελεηλ ἑπτακόσια καὶ τεσσαράκοντα ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַחֲיָא קֵינָן, בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת מַהֲלַלְאֵל, תַּמְנֵי מְאָה וְאַרְבְּעִין, שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין, וּבְנָן׃

• ארבעים שנה ושמנה מאות שנה — LXX differs, ἑπτακόσια καὶ τεσσαράκοντα (740) for MT/Vulg/TO 840 — the other half of the 5:12 shift: 170 + 740 = 910, the MT total.

Gen 5:14

Vulg. Et facti sunt omnes dies Cainan nongenti decem anni, et mortuus est.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.

MT

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ כׇּל־יְמֵ֣י קֵינָ֔ן עֶ֣שֶׂר שָׁנִ֔ים וּתְשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ {ס}

LXX καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Καιναν ἐννακόσια καὶ δέκα ἔτη, καὶ ἀπέθανεν.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַהֲווֹ, כָּל יוֹמֵי קֵינָן, תְּשַׁע מְאָה וַעֲסַר, שְׁנִין; וּמִית׃

• No note: all four give the total, 910 years, and 'he died' (MT {ס}). Field (p. 21) notes another LXX copy reading ἐγένοντο οὖν πάντες οἱ χρόνοι Καϊνᾶν for ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Καϊνᾶν — a wording variant in the summary formula, not a number difference.

Gen 5:15

Vulg. Vixit autem Malaleel sexaginta quinque annis, et genuit Jared.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And Malaleel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared.

MT

וַיְחִ֣י מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֔ל חָמֵ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים וְשִׁשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־יָֽרֶד׃

LXX καὶ ἔζησεν Μαλελεηλ ἑκατὸν καὶ ἑξήκοντα πέντε ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ιαρεδ.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַחֲיָא מַהֲלַלְאֵל, שִׁתִּין וַחֲמֵישׁ שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד, יָת יָרֶד׃

• חמש שנים וששים שנה — LXX differs by a hundred: ἑκατὸν καὶ ἑξήκοντα πέντε (165) for MT/Vulg/TO 65. Field (p. 21): Οἱ λοιποί· ξε̄ (65).

Gen 5:16

Vulg. Et vixit Malaleel, postquam genuit Jared, octingentis triginta annis, et genuit filios et filias.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And Malaleel lived after he begot Jared, eight hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.

MT

וַיְחִ֣י מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֗ל אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־יֶ֔רֶד שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

LXX καὶ ἔζησεν Μαλελεηλ μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Ιαρεδ ἑπτακόσια καὶ τριάκοντα ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַחֲיָא מַהֲלַלְאֵל, בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת יֶרֶד, תַּמְנֵי מְאָה וּתְלָתִין, שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין, וּבְנָן׃

• שלשים שנה ושמנה מאות שנה — LXX differs, ἑπτακόσια καὶ τριάκοντα (730) for MT/Vulg/TO 830 — the other half of the 5:15 shift: 165 + 730 = 895, the MT total.

Gen 5:17

Vulg. Et facti sunt omnes dies Malaleel octingenti nonaginta quinque anni, et mortuus est.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And all the days of Malaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died.

MT

וַיִּהְיוּ֙ כׇּל־יְמֵ֣י מַהֲלַלְאֵ֔ל חָמֵ֤שׁ וְתִשְׁעִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ {ס}

LXX καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Μαλελεηλ ὀκτακόσια καὶ ἐνενήκοντα πέντε ἔτη, καὶ ἀπέθανεν.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַהֲווֹ, כָּל יוֹמֵי מַהֲלַלְאֵל, תַּמְנֵי מְאָה וְתִשְׁעִין וַחֲמֵישׁ, שְׁנִין; וּמִית׃

• No note: all four give the total, 895 years, and 'he died' (MT {ס}).

Gen 5:18

Vulg. Vixitque Jared centum sexaginta duobus annis, et genuit Henoch.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And Jared lived a hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Henoch.

MT

וַֽיְחִי־יֶ֕רֶד שְׁתַּ֧יִם וְשִׁשִּׁ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּמְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־חֲנֽוֹךְ׃

LXX καὶ ἔζησεν Ιαρεδ ἑκατὸν καὶ ἑξήκοντα δύο ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ενωχ.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַחֲיָא יֶרֶד, מְאָה וְשִׁתִּין וְתַרְתֵּין שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד, יָת חֲנוֹךְ׃

• שתים וששים שנה ומאת שנה — No difference: all four give 162 years for Jared's begetting age. Jared is the exception to the chapter's +100 pattern — LXX does not shift him (see Cross-verse patterns).

Gen 5:19

Vulg. Et vixit Jared, postquam genuit Henoch, octingentis annis, et genuit filios et filias.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And Jared lived after he begot Henoch, eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

MT

וַֽיְחִי־יֶ֗רֶד אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־חֲנ֔וֹךְ שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

LXX καὶ ἔζησεν Ιαρεδ μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Ενωχ ὀκτακόσια ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַחֲיָא יֶרֶד, בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת חֲנוֹךְ, תַּמְנֵי מְאָה, שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין, וּבְנָן׃

• שמנה מאות שנה — No difference: all four give 800 years remaining, total 962. Field (p. 21): Ο'. ὀκτακόσια, with the other copies reading ψπε̄ (785) — a copy variant in Field's apparatus, not in the reader's LXX text, which agrees with MT here.

Gen 5:20

Vulg. Et facti sunt omnes dies Jared nongenti sexaginta duo anni, et mortuus est.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years, and he died.

MT

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ כׇּל־יְמֵי־יֶ֔רֶד שְׁתַּ֤יִם וְשִׁשִּׁים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּתְשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ {ס}

LXX καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Ιαρεδ ἐννακόσια καὶ ἑξήκοντα δύο ἔτη, καὶ ἀπέθανεν.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַהֲווֹ, כָּל יוֹמֵי יֶרֶד, תְּשַׁע מְאָה וְשִׁתִּין וְתַרְתֵּין, שְׁנִין; וּמִית׃

• No note: all four give the total, 962 years, and 'he died' (MT {ס}).

Gen 5:21

Vulg. Porro Henoch vixit sexaginta quinque annis, et genuit Mathusalam.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And Henoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Mathusala.

MT

וַיְחִ֣י חֲנ֔וֹךְ חָמֵ֥שׁ וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־מְתוּשָֽׁלַח׃

LXX καὶ ἔζησεν Ενωχ ἑκατὸν καὶ ἑξήκοντα πέντε ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Μαθουσαλα.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַחֲיָא חֲנוֹךְ, שִׁתִּין וַחֲמֵישׁ שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד, יָת מְתוּשָׁלַח׃

• חמש וששים שנה — LXX differs by a hundred: ἑκατὸν καὶ ἑξήκοντα πέντε (165) for MT/Vulg/TO 65.

Gen 5:22

Vulg. Et ambulavit Henoch cum Deo: et vixit, postquam genuit Mathusalam, trecentis annis, et genuit filios et filias.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And Henoch walked with God: and lived after he begot Mathusala, three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

MT

וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֨ךְ חֲנ֜וֹךְ אֶת־הא-להים֗ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

LXX εὐηρέστησεν δὲ Ενωχ τῷ θεῷ μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Μαθουσαλα διακόσια ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וְהַלֵּיךְ חֲנוֹךְ בְּדַחְלְתָא דּייי, בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת מְתוּשֶׁלַח, תְּלָת מְאָה, שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין, וּבְנָן׃

• ויתהלך את־הא-להים — The chapter's real verbal divergence. MT וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ חֲנוֹךְ אֶת־הא-להים (Enoch walked with God); LXX εὐηρέστησεν δὲ Ενωχ τῷ θεῷ (Enoch pleased God) — a different verb, not a translation of 'walked'; Vulg. ambulavit Henoch cum Deo follows MT; TO וְהַלֵּיךְ חֲנוֹךְ בְּדַחְלְתָא דּייי (Enoch walked in fear of the Lord) keeps the walking but adds fear. Field (p. 21): Α. καὶ περιεπάτει Ἐνὼχ σὺν τῷ θεῷ (walked with, as MT), Σ. (καὶ) ἀνεστρέφετο (lived/conversed).
• שלש מאות שנה — LXX differs, διακόσια (200) for MT/Vulg/TO 300 — the other half of the 5:21 shift: 165 + 200 = 365, the MT total.

Gen 5:23

Vulg. Et facti sunt omnes dies Henoch trecenti sexaginta quinque anni.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And all the days of Henoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.

MT

וַיְהִ֖י כׇּל־יְמֵ֣י חֲנ֑וֹךְ חָמֵ֤שׁ וְשִׁשִּׁים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָֽה׃

LXX καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Ενωχ τριακόσια ἑξήκοντα πέντε ἔτη.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַהֲווֹ, כָּל יוֹמֵי חֲנוֹךְ, תְּלָת מְאָה וְשִׁתִּין וַחֲמֵישׁ, שְׁנִין׃

• ויהי כל־ימי חנוך — MT alone uses the singular וַיְהִי here (and again at 5:31) for the summary, where every other summary verse uses plural וַיִּהְיוּ; LXX καὶ ἐγένοντο, Vulg. Et facti sunt, TO וַהֲווֹ all pluralize. No 'and he died' follows — Enoch's summary ends at the total, 365 years, unlike every other patriarch in the chapter.

Gen 5:24

Vulg. Ambulavitque cum Deo, et non apparuit: quia tulit eum Deus.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And he walked with God, and was seen no more: because God took him.

MT

וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ חֲנ֖וֹךְ אֶת־הא-להים֑ וְאֵינֶ֕נּוּ כִּֽי־לָקַ֥ח אֹת֖וֹ א-להים׃ {ס}

LXX καὶ εὐηρέστησεν Ενωχ τῷ θεῷ· καὶ οὐχ ηὑρίσκετο, ὅτι μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν ὁ θεός.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וְהַלֵּיךְ חֲנוֹךְ, בְּדַחְלְתָא דּייי; וְלָיְתוֹהִי, אֲרֵי אֲמִית יָתֵיהּ ייי׃

• ויתהלך חנוך את־הא-להים — As at 5:22: MT walked with God; LXX εὐηρέστησεν (pleased God); Vulg. ambulavit cum Deo follows MT; TO walked in fear of the Lord. Field (p. 21): Α. περιεπάτει σὺν τῷ θεῷ, Σ. ἀνεστρέφετο, as at 5:22.
• ואיננו כי־לקח אתו א-להים — MT וְאֵינֶנּוּ כִּי־לָקַח אֹתוֹ א-להים (he was not, for God took him); LXX καὶ οὐχ ηὑρίσκετο, ὅτι μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν ὁ θεός (he was not found, for God translated him); Vulg. et non apparuit: quia tulit eum Deus follows MT's 'took' against LXX's 'translated'; TO וְלָיְתוֹהִי אֲרֵי אֲמִית יָתֵיהּ ייי (he was not, for the Lord caused him to die) — TO alone says Enoch died, against 'took' and 'translated' alike.
• ואיננו כי־לקח אתו א-להים, Marpe Lashon on the Targum reading — In short: the Yemenite reading וְלָיְתוֹהִי אֲרֵי אֲמִית יָתֵיהּ (he was not, for [the Lord] caused him to die) is correct, against the alternative reading וְאִיתוֹהִי אֲרֵי לָא אֲמִית יָתֵיהּ (he exists, for [the Lord] did not cause him to die), which would reverse the verse and, per Marpe Lashon, is found in no book. He cites Tosafot Yevamot 16, Bereshit Rabbah 25 (R. Abbahu, R. Tanhuma, R. Yossi), Targum Yerushalmi, the Gaon, Rashi, and Ibn Ezra for the death reading, against the Kabbalists' view that Enoch did not die (Metatron). Quoted below, with divine names normalized per this page's rule:

ואיננו כי לקח אתו א-להים. וליתוהי ארי אמיתיה ייי. כ"ה נוסחת ספרי תימן וכ"כ מהרי"ץ ז"ל בח"ה. וכ"ה גי' התוספות ביבמות ט"ז ולא כנ"א ארי לא אמית יתיה. ומתוך ל' התרג' נר' שכן עיקר כי לא יאות שיאמר וליתוהי מטעם דלא אמיתיה ייי כי אדרבא צ"ל ואיתוהי. ומצינו בב"ר פ' כ"ה, שלא היה צדיק גמור ושזו היא דעת מינים שלא מת שכן אמרו המינים שאלו לר' אבהו ז"ל אין אנו מוצאין מיתה לתנוך א"ל למה. א"ל נאמר כאן לקיחה ונאמר להלן (מלכים ב' ב') כי היום ייי ללקח את אדוניך מעל ראשך. אמר להם אב ללקיחה אתם דורשים נאמר כאן לקיחה ונאמר להלן (יחזקאל כ"ד.) הנני לוקח ממך מחמד וכו'. א"ר תנתומא יפה השיבן רבי אבהו. מטרוניתא אחת שאלה את ר' יוסי לא מצינו מיתה בחנוך. א"ל אלו נאמר ויתהלך חנוך את הא-להים ושתק, הייתי אומר כדבריך. עכשיו שנ' ואיננו כי לקח אותו א-להים הרי מיתה אמורה. ע"כ. והנה גם המתר' הירושלמי תרג' כן וכן תרג' ג"כ הגאון ז"ל בל"ע וכן פירשו רש"י והראב"ע ז"ל ואמנם חכמי הקבלה קיימו וקבלו שחנוך לא מת. וכן ראיתי להר"ר בחיי ז"ל שכתב כי בתרג' מדוקדק ואיתוהי ארי לא אמית יתיה ייי. וזה התרג' היפך משמעות הכ' לגמרי וטוב לתרג' כפי גרסתינו אפי' למאן דאמר חנוך זה מטטרון ולפרש מיתה זו בטול גשמיותו מלתרג' כן היפך לשון המקרא. ולא עוד אלא שלא נמצאת נוס' זו בשום ספר אצלנו:

Gen 5:25

Vulg. Vixit quoque Mathusala centum octoginta septem annis, et genuit Lamech.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And Mathusala lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech.

MT

וַיְחִ֣י מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח שֶׁ֧בַע וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּמְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־לָֽמֶךְ׃

LXX καὶ ἔζησεν Μαθουσαλα ἑκατὸν καὶ ἑξήκοντα ἑπτὰ ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Λαμεχ.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַחֲיָא מְתוּשֶׁלַח, מְאָה וּתְמָנַן וּשְׁבַע שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד, יָת לָמֶךְ׃

• שבע ושמנים שנה ומאת שנה — LXX differs, but not by a hundred: ἑκατὸν καὶ ἑξήκοντα ἑπτὰ (167) for MT/Vulg/TO 187 — twenty less, not a hundred more. Field (p. 21): Οἱ λοιποί· ἑπτὰ καὶ ὀγδοήκοντα ἔτη καὶ ἑκατὸν ἔτη (187), and 'the Hebrew and the Samaritan' agree on 187.

Gen 5:26

Vulg. Et vixit Mathusala, postquam genuit Lamech, septingentis octoginta duobus annis, et genuit filios et filias.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And Mathusala lived after he begot Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters.

MT

וַיְחִ֣י מְתוּשֶׁ֗לַח אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־לֶ֔מֶךְ שְׁתַּ֤יִם וּשְׁמוֹנִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

LXX καὶ ἔζησεν Μαθουσαλα μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Λαμεχ ὀκτακόσια δύο ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַחֲיָא מְתוּשֶׁלַח, בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת לֶמֶךְ, שְׁבַע מְאָה וּתְמָנַן וְתַרְתֵּין, שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין, וּבְנָן׃

• שתים ושמנים שנה ושבע מאות שנה — LXX differs, ὀκτακόσια δύο (802) for MT/Vulg/TO 782 — twenty more, balancing the 5:25 shift: 167 + 802 = 969, the MT total. Field (p. 21) notes other LXX copies reading δύο καὶ ὀγδοήκοντα ἔτη καὶ ἑπτακόσια ἔτη (782, as MT) with the ἔτη marked by obelus/asterisk — flagged in Open questions.

Gen 5:27

Vulg. Et facti sunt omnes dies Mathusala nongenti sexaginta novem anni, et mortuus est.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And all the days of Mathusala were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.

MT

וַיִּהְיוּ֙ כׇּל־יְמֵ֣י מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח תֵּ֤שַׁע וְשִׁשִּׁים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּתְשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ {ס}

LXX καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Μαθουσαλα ἃς ἔζησεν ἐννακόσια καὶ ἑξήκοντα ἐννέα ἔτη, καὶ ἀπέθανεν.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַהֲווֹ, כָּל יוֹמֵי מְתוּשֶׁלַח, תְּשַׁע מְאָה וְשִׁתִּין וּתְשַׁע, שְׁנִין; וּמִית׃

• No note: all four give the total, 969 years, and 'he died' (MT {ס}) — the longest life in the chapter, and the figure the flood chronology turns on (see 5:28–5:30 and Field p. 21, n. 23).

Gen 5:28

Vulg. Vixit autem Lamech centum octoginta duobus annis, et genuit filium:

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begot a son.

MT

וַֽיְחִי־לֶ֕מֶךְ שְׁתַּ֧יִם וּשְׁמֹנִ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּמְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֖וֹלֶד בֵּֽן׃

LXX καὶ ἔζησεν Λαμεχ ἑκατὸν ὀγδοήκοντα ὀκτὼ ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱὸν.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַחֲיָא לֶמֶךְ, מְאָה וּתְמָנַן וְתַרְתֵּין שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד, בַּר׃

• שתים ושמנים שנה ומאת שנה — LXX differs by six: ἑκατὸν ὀγδοήκοντα ὀκτὼ (188) for MT/Vulg/TO 182.

Gen 5:29

Vulg. vocavitque nomen ejus Noë, dicens: Iste consolabitur nos ab operibus et laboribus manuum nostrarum in terra, cui maledixit Dominus.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And he called his name Noe, saying: This same shall comfort us from the works and labours of our hands on the earth, which the Lord hath cursed.

MT

וַיִּקְרָ֧א אֶת־שְׁמ֛וֹ נֹ֖חַ לֵאמֹ֑ר זֶ֞֠ה יְנַחֲמֵ֤נוּ מִֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֙נוּ֙ וּמֵעִצְּב֣וֹן יָדֵ֔ינוּ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵֽרְרָ֖הּ ייי׃

LXX καὶ ἐπωνόμασεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Νωε λέγων οὗτος διαναπαύσει ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων ἡμῶν καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν λυπῶν τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἧς κατηράσατο κύριος ὁ θεός.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וּקְרָא יָת שְׁמֵיהּ נֹחַ, לְמֵימַר: דֵּין יְנַחֲמִנַּנָא מֵעוּבָדַנָא, וּמִלֵּיאוּת יְדַנָא, מִן אַרְעָא, דְּלָטַהּ ייי׃

• זה ינחמנו — The naming is by sound, not by root: MT זֶה יְנַחֲמֵנוּ (this one shall comfort us, from נחם) for a son named נֹחַ (rest, from נוח); LXX οὗτος διαναπαύσει ἡμᾶς (this one shall give us rest) translates by the Noah root instead, against MT's comfort; Vulg. Iste consolabitur nos and TO דֵּין יְנַחֲמִנַּנָא follow MT's comfort. Field (p. 22): Σ. κακοπαθείας for LXX λυπῶν (hardships/sufferings for toils, in 'from the toils of our hands').
• מן־האדמה אשר אררה ייי — MT's only first-name token in the chapter (5:29 is the sole ייי in MT Genesis 5); LXX κύριος ὁ θεός, Vulg. Dominus, TO ייי all carry it, with no divergence in sense.
• זה ינחמנו, Genesis Rabbah on the root — Bereshit Rabbah, Parsha 25, on 5:29: the name and the explanation do not match roots — the verse should have said either נֹחַ, 'this shall give us rest' (יְנִיחֵנוּ, from נוח), or נַחְמָן, 'this shall comfort us' (יְנַחֲמֵנוּ, from נחם), but it says נֹחַ with יְנַחֲמֵנוּ. R. Yochanan resolves it by 'rest' (נְיָחָה): when Adam sinned, ox and furrow rebelled against the plowman; when Noah arose, they rested — as Exodus 23:12 says 'so that your ox and your donkey may rest' (יָנוּחַ). Resh Lakish resolves it by 'rest' of the grave: before Noah, waters rose and flooded them in their graves morning and evening; when Noah arose, they rested — as Isaiah 57:2 says 'they rest upon their beds' (יָנוּחוּ). Quoted:

וַיִּקְרָא אֶת שְׁמוֹ נֹחַ לֵאמֹר (בראשית ה, כט), רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ, רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר לֹא הַמִּדְרָשׁ הוּא הַשֵּׁם וְלֹא הַשֵּׁם הוּא הַמִּדְרָשׁ, לָא הֲוָה צָרִיךְ קְרָא לְמֵימַר אֶלָּא נֹחַ זֶה יְנִיחֵנוּ, אוֹ נַחְמָן זֶה יְנַחֲמֵנוּ, אֶלָּא בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁבָּרָא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אֶת אָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן הִשְׁלִיטוֹ עַל הַכֹּל, הַפָּרָה הָיְתָה נִשְׁמַעַת לַחוֹרֵשׁ, וְהַתֶּלֶם נִשְׁמַע לַחוֹרֵשׁ, כֵּיוָן שֶׁחָטָא אָדָם מָרְדוּ עָלָיו, הַפָּרָה לֹא הָיְתָה נִשְׁמַעַת לַחוֹרֵשׁ, וְהַתֶּלֶם לֹא הָיָה נִשְׁמַע לַחוֹרֵשׁ, כֵּיוָן שֶׁעָמַד נֹחַ, נָחוּ. וּמְנָא לָן, נֶאֱמַר כָּאן נְיָחָה, וְנֶאֱמַר לְהַלָּן (שמות כג, יב): לְמַעַן יָנוּחַ שׁוֹרְךָ וַחֲמֹרֶךָ, מַה נְּיָחָה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר לְהַלָּן נְיָחַת שׁוֹר, אַף נְיָחָה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר כָּאן נְיָחַת שׁוֹר. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ אָמַר לֹא הַשֵּׁם הוּא הַמִּדְרָשׁ, וְלֹא הַמִּדְרָשׁ הוּא הַשֵּׁם, וְלֹא הֲוָה צָרִיךְ קְרָא לְמֵימַר אֶלָּא אוֹ נֹחַ זֶה יְנִיחֵנוּ, אוֹ נַחְמָן זֶה יְנַחֲמֵנוּ, אֶלָּא עַד שֶׁלֹּא עָמַד נֹחַ הָיוּ הַמַּיִם עוֹלִים וּמְצִיפִים אוֹתָם בְּתוֹךְ קִבְרֵיהֶם. שְׁתֵּי פְעָמִים כְּתִיב (עמוס ה, ח): הַקּוֹרֵא לְמֵי הַיָּם, כְּנֶגֶד שְׁתֵּי פְּעָמִים שֶׁהָיוּ הַמַּיִם עוֹלִים וּמְצִיפִין אוֹתָן בְּתוֹךְ קִבְרֵיהֶם, אַחַת בְּשַׁחֲרִית וְאַחַת בְּעַרְבִית, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (תהלים פח, ו): כְּמוֹ חֲלָלִים שֹׁכְבֵי קֶבֶר, שׁוֹכְבִים שֶׁלָּהֶם חֲלָלִים הָיוּ, כֵּיוָן שֶׁעָמַד נֹחַ, נָחוּ. נֶאֱמַר כָּאן נְיָחָה וְנֶאֱמַר לְהַלָּן נְיָחָה (ישעיה נז, ב): יָבוֹא שָׁלוֹם יָנוּחוּ עַל מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָם, מַה נְּיָחָה הָאָמוּר לְהַלָּן נְיָחַת קֶבֶר, אַף נְיָחָה הָאֲמוּרָה כָּאן נְיָחַת קֶבֶר.

The same passage continues with two further root plays, summarized not quoted: R. Eliezer says he was named for his sacrifice, 'the pleasing aroma' (רֵיחַ הַנִּיחֹחַ, Gen 8:21); R. Yossi bar R. Chanina says for the ark's resting, 'and the ark rested' (וַתָּנַח הַתֵּבָה, Gen 8:4).

Gen 5:30

Vulg. Vixitque Lamech, postquam genuit Noë, quingentis nonaginta quinque annis, et genuit filios et filias.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And Lamech lived after he begot Noe, five hundred and ninety-five years, and begot sons and daughters.

MT

וַֽיְחִי־לֶ֗מֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־נֹ֔חַ חָמֵ֤שׁ וְתִשְׁעִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד בָּנִ֖ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

LXX καὶ ἔζησεν Λαμεχ μετὰ τὸ γεννῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν Νωε πεντακόσια καὶ ἑξήκοντα πέντε ἔτη, καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַחֲיָא לֶמֶךְ, בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת נֹחַ, חֲמֵישׁ מְאָה וְתִשְׁעִין וַחֲמֵישׁ, שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין, וּבְנָן׃

• חמש ותשעים שנה וחמש מאות שנה — LXX differs, πεντακόσια καὶ ἑξήκοντα πέντε (565) for MT/Vulg/TO 595 — thirty less, balancing the 5:28 shift only in part: 188 + 565 = 753, against the MT total of 777. Lamech is the one patriarch whose LXX total differs from MT's.

Gen 5:31

Vulg. Et facti sunt omnes dies Lamech septingenti septuaginta septem anni, et mortuus est. Noë vero cum quingentorum esset annorum, genuit Sem, Cham et Japheth.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And all the days of Lamech came to seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died.

MT

וַֽיְהִי֙ כׇּל־יְמֵי־לֶ֔מֶךְ שֶׁ֤בַע וְשִׁבְעִים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ {ס}

LXX καὶ ἐγένοντο πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι Λαμεχ ἑπτακόσια καὶ πεντήκοντα τρία ἔτη, καὶ ἀπέθανεν.

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַהֲווֹ, כָּל יוֹמֵי לֶמֶךְ, שְׁבַע מְאָה וְשִׁבְעִין וּשְׁבַע, שְׁנִין; וּמִית׃

• ויהי כל־ימי־למך — MT alone uses singular וַיְהִי here, as at 5:23; LXX καὶ ἐγένοντο, Vulg. Et facti sunt, TO וַהֲווֹ all pluralize. Totals differ: MT/Vulg/TO 777 years, LXX 753 years (see 5:28 and 5:30). MT ends with {ס}.

Gen 5:32

Vulg. Noë vero cum quingentorum esset annorum, genuit Sem, Cham et Japheth.

Eng. (Douay-Rheims) And Noe, when he was five hundred years old, begot Sem, Cham, and Japheth.

MT

וַֽיְהִי־נֹ֕חַ בֶּן־חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֣וֹלֶד נֹ֔חַ אֶת־שֵׁ֖ם אֶת־חָ֥ם וְאֶת־יָֽפֶת׃

LXX καὶ ἦν Νωε ἐτῶν πεντακοσίων καὶ ἐγέννησεν Νωε τρεῖς υἱούς τὸν Σημ τὸν Χαμ τὸν Ιαφεθ

Targ. (Yemenite Onkelos)

וַהֲוָה נֹחַ, בַּר חֲמֵישׁ מְאָה שְׁנִין; וְאוֹלֵיד נֹחַ, יָת שֵׁם יָת חָם וְיָת יָפֶת׃

• בן־חמש מאות שנה — MT וַיְהִי־נֹחַ בֶּן־חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה (Noah was 500 years old); LXX καὶ ἦν Νωε ἐτῶν πεντακοσίων (same); TO וַהֲוָה נֹחַ בַּר חֲמֵישׁ מְאָה שְׁנִין (same). Vulgate numbering: the Vulgate line above is the second sentence of Clementine verse 31 — the Vulgate chapter has 31 verses, not 32, and MT 5:32 has no separate Vulgate verse number.
• את־שם את־חם ואת־יפת — LXX alone adds τρεῖς υἱούς (three sons) before the names: ἐγέννησεν Νωε τρεῖς υἱούς τὸν Σημ τὸν Χαμ τὸν Ιαφεθ; MT, Vulg. (Sem, Cham et Japheth), and TO (שֵׁם חָם יָפֶת) name the three sons without the numeral. Field (p. 22, under Cap. VI. 1, Hebr. v. 32): some LXX copies add Νῶε after ἐγέννησε — flagged in Open questions.

Cross-verse patterns

• The LXX age shift — For Adam, Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalalel, and Enoch, LXX adds 100 years to the begetting age and takes 100 off the remaining years, so every total is unchanged (930, 912, 905, 910, 895, 365). Vulgate and Targum follow MT's numbers throughout. Field (p. 20, n. 4) records Jerome's summary: where the Hebrew has 100, the Greek has 200, 'and the rest which follow' — the added hundred is taken from the remaining life.
• Three exceptions to the shift — Jared is not shifted at all (162 + 800 = 962 in all four). Methuselah is shifted by 20, not 100 (LXX 167 + 802 = 969, MT 187 + 782 = 969). Lamech is the only break in the totals: LXX 188 + 565 = 753 against MT 182 + 595 = 777, a difference of 24 years. Field (p. 21, n. 23) records Jerome's famous flood-chronology problem here: on the LXX numbers Methuselah's death falls in the flood year itself, and Jerome concludes there must be an error in the number, since Hebrew and Samaritan agree on 187.
• Enoch, twice — 5:22 and 5:24 repeat the same divergence: MT walked with God, LXX pleased God, Vulgate walked with God (following MT), Targum walked in fear of the Lord. Aquila at both verses gives περιεπάτει σὺν τῷ θεῷ (walked with), Symmachus ἀνεστρέφετο (lived/conversed). At 5:24 the taking diverges three ways: MT took, LXX translated, Vulgate took (following MT), Targum caused to die.
• Singular summaries — MT uses singular וַיְהִי for the summary at 5:23 (Enoch) and 5:31 (Lamech) only; every other summary verse uses plural וַיִּהְיוּ, and LXX, Vulgate, and Targum pluralize at 5:23 and 5:31 too.
• No 'and he died' for Enoch — Every summary verse ends וַיָּמֹת / ἀπέθανεν / mortuus est / וּמִית except Enoch's (5:23), which ends at the total, 365 years, with no death formula in any version.
• Name forms, stable — Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah, Shem, Ham, Japheth are the same names in all four versions, with only the usual Greek/Latin spellings (Σηθ, Ενως, Καιναν, Μαλελεηλ, Ιαρεδ, Ενωχ, Μαθουσαλα, Λαμεχ, Νωε, Σημ, Χαμ, Ιαφεθ; Seth, Enos, Cainan, Malaleel, Jared, Henoch, Mathusala, Lamech, Noe, Sem, Cham, Japheth). The genealogy's interest is in the numbers and in Enoch, not in the names.
• Targum's fear, only for Enoch — TO's בְּדַחְלְתָא דּייי (in fear of the Lord) appears at 5:22 and 5:24 and nowhere else in the chapter; elsewhere TO follows MT's wording closely, including all the numbers.

Open questions, not claims

• 5:2 LXX name — The reader's LXX text gives τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῶν (their name), Field prints τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ (his name) with alia exempl. αὐτῶν. Which reading stands in the published note is for ruling; neither is substituted here.
• 5:26 Field copy variant — Field (p. 21) notes other LXX copies reading δύο καὶ ὀγδοήκοντα ἔτη καὶ ἑπτακόσια ἔτη (782, as MT) with ἔτη marked by obelus/asterisk, against the reader's ὀκτακόσια δύο (802). Whether to note this in the published note is for ruling.
• 5:32 Field copy variant — Field (p. 22, under Cap. VI. 1) notes some LXX copies add Νῶε after ἐγέννησε. Whether to note this is for ruling.
• Targum Methuselah spelling — TO spells the name מְתוּשָׁלַח at 5:21 but מְתוּשֶׁלַח at 5:22, 5:25, 5:26, and 5:27. Whether the 5:21 spelling is a source variation or a source typo is for his eye, not corrected here.
• 5:19 Field numeral — Field (p. 21) prints the other copies' reading as ψπε̄ (785) for Jared's remaining years, against the reader's ὀκτακόσια (800, as MT). The ψπε̄ figure is recorded here as Field prints it; it is not reconciled with the reader's text.

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