en_tn/gen/05/21.md

# he became the father of Methuselah

"he had his son Methuselah"

# Methuselah

This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Enoch walked with God

To walk with someone is a metaphor for being in a close relationship with him. AT: "Enoch had a close relationship with God" or "Enoch lived in union with God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# He became the father of more sons and daughters

"He had more sons and daughters"

# Enoch lived 365 years

"Enoch lived three hundred and sixty-five years." Enoch lived a total of 365 years. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# then he was gone

The word "he" refers to Enoch. He was no longer on earth.

# for God took him

This means that God took Enoch to be with himself (God).
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# he became the father of Methuselah`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"he had his son Methuselah"`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Methuselah`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Enoch walked with God`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`To walk with someone is a metaphor for being in a close relationship with him. AT: "Enoch had a close relationship with God" or "Enoch lived in union with God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# He became the father of more sons and daughters`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"He had more sons and daughters"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Enoch lived 365 years`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Enoch lived three hundred and sixty-five years." Enoch lived a total of 365 years. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# then he was gone`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`The word "he" refers to Enoch. He was no longer on earth.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# for God took him`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This means that God took Enoch to be with himself (God).`