Genesis 5:22

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 5:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
22and Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred 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 Enoch walked with God, after he begat Methuselah, three hundred years, etc.] The Greek version is two hundred. He had walked with God undoubtedly before, but perhaps after this time more closely and constantly: and this is observed to denote, that he continued so to do all the days of his life, notwithstanding the apostasy which began in the days of his father, and increased in his. He walked in the name and fear of God, according to his will, in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord then made known; he walked by faith in the promises of God, and in the view of the Messiah, the promised seed; he walked uprightly and sincerely, as in the sight of God; he had familiar converse,…”
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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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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah - To walk with God, is to set God always before us, and to act as those that are always under his eye. It is to live a life of communion with God, both in ordinances and providences; it is to make God's word our rule, and his glory our end, in all our actions; it is to make it our constant care and endeavour in every thing to please God, and in nothing to offend him; it is to comply with his will, to concur with his designs, and to be workers together with him. He walked with God after he begat Methuselah, which intimates, that he did not begin to be eminent for piety 'till about that time. Genesis 5:24”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“5:22 Enoch lived in close fellowship with God (literally Enoch walked with God; also in 5:24): Enoch’s position as seventh from Adam in the genealogy strikes a contrast with Lamech, the seventh from Adam in the line of Cain (see study note on 4:17–5:32).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Gen 6:9, Gen 17:1, Gen 24:40, Gen 48:15; Exo 16:4; Lev 26:12; Deu 5:33, Deu 13:4, Deu 28:9; Kg1 2:4; Kg2 20:3; Psa 16:8, Psa 26:11, Psa 56:13, Psa 86:11, Psa 116:9, Psa 128:1; Sol 1:4; Hos 14:9; Amo 3:3; Mic 4:5, Mic 6:8; Mal 2:6; Luk 1:6; Act 9:31; Rom 8:1; Co1 7:17; Co2 6:16; Eph 5:15; Col 1:10, Col 4:5; Th1 2:12, Th1 4:1; Heb 11:5, Heb 11:6; Jo1 1:7 Genesis 5:23”
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