Genesis 5:10

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 5:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and Enosh lived after he begat Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and Enosh lived after he begat Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10and Enosh lived after he begat Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Enos lived, after he begat Cainan, eight hundred and fifteen years, etc.] The Septuagint version is seven hundred and fifteen; the hundred which is wanting is to be supplied from the preceding verse, which in that version has an hundred too much: and begat sons and daughters; others besides Enos, as very likely he had before he was born.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“- Section V - The Line to Noah - The Line of Sheth 1. ספר sepher “writing, a writing, a book.” 9. קינן qēynān, Qenan, “possessor, or spearsman.” 12. מהללאל mahelal'ēl, Mahalalel, “praise of ‘El.” 15. ירד yerĕd, Jered, “going down.” 21. מתוּשׁלה metûshālach, Methushelach, “man of the missile.” 29. נה noach, Noach, “rest,” נחם nācham “sigh; repent; pity; comfort oneself; be revenged.” 32. שׁם shēm, Shem, “name, fame; related: be high.” חם chām Cham, “hot.” יפת yāpet, Japheth, “spreading; related: spread out.” We now enter upon the third of the larger documents contained in Genesis. The first is a diary, the second is a history, the third a genealogy. The first employs the name אלהים…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“begat: Gen 5:4 Genesis 5:11”
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