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for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Enoch lived 365 years,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So all the days of Enoch were 365 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So all the days of Enoch were 365 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Enoch’s life lasted 365 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Enoch&#8217s life lasted 365 years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Enoch lived a total of 365 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He lived to be 365 years old. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Enoch lived a total of 365 years, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The entire lifetime of Enoch was 365 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All the days of Hanoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And all the days of Enoch are three hundred and sixty-five years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And all the days of Enoch are three hundred and sixty and five years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all the days of Enoch shall be five and sixty years and three hundred years.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And all the days of Henoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And all the days of Enoch that passed were three hundred and sixty-five years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The whole lifetime of Enoch was three hundred and sixty-five years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all the days of Khenok were three hundred and sixty and five years.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty and five years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/5-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=1169" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/5.htm">God Takes Up Enoch</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2585.htm" title="2585: ḥă·nō·wḵ (N-proper-ms) -- Four Isr., sons of Cain, Jered, Midian and Reuben. From chanak; initiated; Chanok, an antediluvian patriach.">So Enoch</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">lived</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">a total of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê (N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: ū·šə·lōš (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">365</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8346.htm" title="8346: wə·šiš·šîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Sixty. Multiple of shesh; sixty."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥā·mêš (Number-fs) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-5.htm">Hebrews 11:5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-14.htm">Jude 1:14-15</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-37.htm">Luke 3:37</a></span><br />the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-3.htm">1 Chronicles 1:3</a></span><br />Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37-39</a></span><br />As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">1 Peter 3:20</a></span><br />who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-5.htm">2 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-14.htm">Romans 5:14</a></span><br />Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-22.htm">1 Corinthians 15:22</a></span><br />For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-5.htm">Revelation 20:5</a></span><br />The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-9.htm">Genesis 6:9</a></span><br />This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/7-1.htm">Genesis 7:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-29.htm">Genesis 9:29</a></span><br />So Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/4-26.htm">Genesis 4:26</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-3.htm">Genesis 6:3</a></span><br />So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/5-23.htm">Genesis 5:23</a></b></br> And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/5-20.htm">Altogether</a> <a href="/genesis/5-22.htm">Enoch</a> <a href="/genesis/5-21.htm">Five</a> <a href="/genesis/5-22.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/genesis/5-20.htm">Life</a> <a href="/genesis/5-21.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/genesis/5-21.htm">Sixty-Five</a> <a href="/genesis/5-22.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/5-27.htm">Altogether</a> <a href="/genesis/5-24.htm">Enoch</a> <a href="/genesis/5-30.htm">Five</a> <a href="/genesis/5-25.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/genesis/5-27.htm">Life</a> <a href="/genesis/5-27.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/numbers/3-50.htm">Sixty-Five</a> <a href="/genesis/6-10.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/5-1.htm">Recapitulation of the creation of man.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/5-3.htm">The genealogy, age, and death of the patriarchs from Adam to Noah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/5-22.htm">Enoch's godliness and translation into Heaven.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/5-25.htm">The family line of Methuselah to Noah and his sons</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So Enoch lived</b><br>Enoch is a significant figure in biblical history, known for his close relationship with God. His life is marked by a unique departure from the earth, as he did not experience death in the traditional sense. This phrase introduces the conclusion of Enoch's earthly life, emphasizing the totality of his years. Enoch's life is a precursor to the concept of eternal life and walking with God, which is later fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ.<p><b>a total of</b><br>The phrase "a total of" indicates the summation of Enoch's lifespan. In the genealogies of Genesis, the ages of the patriarchs are often highlighted to show the longevity of life before the Flood. This totality also serves to contrast Enoch's life with others in the genealogy, as his life is notably shorter, yet more spiritually significant.<p><b>365 years.</b><br>The number 365 is symbolic, corresponding to the number of days in a solar year. This may suggest completeness or fullness in Enoch's life, despite its relative brevity compared to his ancestors and descendants. Enoch's 365 years can be seen as a metaphor for a complete and fulfilled life in God's presence. His life and subsequent translation to heaven prefigure the eternal life promised to believers, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/11-5.htm">Hebrews 11:5</a> and <a href="/jude/1-14.htm">Jude 1:14-15</a>. Enoch's life is a type of Christ, who also walked in perfect fellowship with God and offers eternal life to His followers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/enoch.htm">Enoch</a></b><br>A descendant of Adam through Seth, Enoch is notable for his unique relationship with God. He is the father of Methuselah and the great-grandfather of Noah. Enoch's life is marked by his close walk with God, which ultimately leads to his being taken by God, bypassing death.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/genealogy_of_adam.htm">Genealogy of Adam</a></b><br>Genesis 5 provides a genealogy from Adam to Noah, highlighting the lineage through which God would continue His covenant promises. Enoch is a significant figure within this genealogy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_antediluvian_world.htm">The Antediluvian World</a></b><br>The period before the flood, characterized by increasing human wickedness, yet Enoch stands out as a righteous man who walked with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/w/walking_with_god.htm">Walking with God</a></b><br>Enoch's life exemplifies what it means to walk with God. This involves a daily, intimate relationship with the Lord, characterized by faith, obedience, and devotion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_righteousness.htm">Faith and Righteousness</a></b><br>Enoch's faith is commended in <a href="/bsb/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11</a>, teaching us that faith is essential to please God. Our righteousness is not based on our works but on our faith and relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_counter-culturally.htm">Living Counter-Culturally</a></b><br>Enoch lived in a time of growing wickedness, yet he remained faithful. This encourages believers to stand firm in their faith, even when society moves away from God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_of_eternal_life.htm">Hope of Eternal Life</a></b><br>Enoch's translation to heaven without experiencing death foreshadows the hope of eternal life for believers. It reminds us of the promise of being with God forever.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_genesis_ages_symbolic,_not_real.htm">Why do the genealogies of the patriarchs in Genesis suggest symbolic numerology rather than actual lifespans?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_enoch_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Enoch in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_enoch_avoid_death.htm">Hebrews 11:5 - If Enoch never saw death, how can this be reconciled with the universal human mortality observed throughout history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_methuselah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Methuselah in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/5-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Enoch</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲנ֑וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·nō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2585.htm">Strong's 2585: </a> </span><span class="str2">Enoch -- four Israelites, sons of Cain, Jered, Midian and Reuben</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lived</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a total of</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">365</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·lōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/5-23.htm">Genesis 5:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/5-23.htm">Genesis 5:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/5-23.htm">Genesis 5:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/5-23.htm">Genesis 5:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/5-23.htm">Genesis 5:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/5-23.htm">Genesis 5:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/5-23.htm">Genesis 5:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/5-23.htm">Genesis 5:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/5-23.htm">Genesis 5:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/5-23.htm">Genesis 5:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/5-23.htm">OT Law: Genesis 5:23 All the days of Enoch were three (Gen. 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