25. Methuselah was 187 years old when he fathered Lamech.
26. Methuselah lived 782 years after the birth of Lamech, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
27. So Methuselah’s life lasted 969 years; then he died.
28. Lamech was 182 years old when he fathered a son.
29. And he named him Noah, saying, “This one will bring us relief from the agonizing labor of our hands, caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.”
30. Lamech lived 595 years after Noah’s birth, and he fathered other sons and daughters.