26. After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
27. Methuselah lived a total of 969 years; then he died.
28. When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son.
29. He named him Noah [Relief], and said, “This child will bring us relief from the work and painful labor of our hands since the Lord has cursed the ground.”
30. After Lamech became the father of Noah, he lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
31. Lamech lived a total of 777 years; then he died.
32. When Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.