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And Jared lived 162 years [2 years, 60 years, and 100 years].
And he became [at that age] the father of Enoch (Hebr. Chanoch).
And Jared lived 800 years after he became the father of Enoch (Chanoch).
And he became the father of sons and daughters.
And Enoch (Hebr. Chanoch) [meaning: dedicated/consecrated] lived 65 years [5 and 60 years].
And he became [at that age] the father of Methuselah.
And Enoch walked [lived in communion] with God (Hebr. ha-Elohim)
for 300 years after he became the father of Methuselah.
And he became the father of sons and daughters.
And all the days of Enoch (all his days) were 365 years [5 and 60 and 300 years].
[Now the phrase "And he died" does not appear.]
And Enoch walked with God (Hebr. ha-Elohim) and was no more [he was not found], for God (Elohim) had taken him. []
[In the seventh generation, the pattern of how the lives of the individuals are described is broken. Instead of saying that Enoch "lived" (cf. verses 10, 13, 16, and 19), it describes how he "walked with God" (). This is the same word used to describe how God walked in the garden, see .]
Enoch (Chanoch),
Methuselah,
Lamech,
son to Methuselah (Metushelach),
son of Henok,
son of Jared (Jered),
son of Mahalalel,
son of Kenan,
[This passage is balanced with the example of those who triumphed in faith, see verses 32-35. Enoch (Hebr. Chanoch) was the seventh generation in the line of Seth. He walked with God, see .]
By faith [that pleased God], Enoch was transferred (Gk. ) [from earth to heaven] without seeing death.
He was not found, because God had transferred him. [Quote from .] Even before the transfer (Gk ), he received the testimony that he had found favor with God.
[Enoch and Elijah are the two people who were taken to heaven in this way, see . The word transfer/transfer describes a change of position. In , the remains of Jacob and his sons are transferred to Shechem. In , the word is used to describe how the Galatians quickly change their position.]
Enoch, in the seventh generation after Adam [see , the generation is specified to distinguish him from Cain's son of the same name, see ], prophesied about them: "Behold, the Lord comes with his myriads (literally: "tens of thousands," also describing an innumerable number) of holy ones
