## Sforno on Genesis Chapter 5

###### Sforno on Genesis 5:1:1
[Sforno on Genesis 5:1:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sforno%20on%20Genesis/r/5:1:1)

**זֶה סֵפֶר תּוֹלְדוֹת אָדָם.** זֶה סִפּוּר תּוֹלְדוֹת וְקוֹרוֹת הַמִּין הָאֱנוֹשִׁי:

**Yalkut, Sifsei Chachomim Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
זה ספר תולדות אדם, thus begins the story of human history, and events worth recording for all posterity.


###### Sforno on Genesis 5:1:2
[Sforno on Genesis 5:1:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sforno%20on%20Genesis/r/5:1:2)

**בִּדְמוּת אֱלֹהִים עָשָׂה אוֹתוֹ.** בַּעַל בְּחִירָה, לְפִיכָךְ כְּשֶׁהִכְעִיסוּ דּוֹרוֹתָיו לִפְנֵי הָאֵל יִתְבָּרַךְ נֶעֶנְשׁוּ.

**Yalkut, Sifsei Chachomim Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
בדמות אלוקים עשה אותו, a reference to man’s free will. It is in this respect that man is like G’d. This is why when different generations of man angered G’d they were punished, [i.e. they had not been programmed to do evil. Ed.]


###### Sforno on Genesis 5:3:1
[Sforno on Genesis 5:3:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sforno%20on%20Genesis/r/5:3:1)

**וַיּוֹלֶד בִּדְמוּתוֹ כְּצַלְמוֹ.** שֶׁהָיָה צַדִּיק מִן הָרִאשׁוֹנִים, כִּי גַּם הֶבֶל לֹא הִקְרִיב עַד שֶׁקְּדָמוֹ קַיִן.

**Yalkut, Sifsei Chachomim Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
ויולד כדמותו כצלמו, Sheth was more righteous than either of his brothers, seeing that even Hevel had only offered his gift to G’d after Kayin had preceded him.


###### Sforno on Genesis 5:22:1
[Sforno on Genesis 5:22:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sforno%20on%20Genesis/r/5:22:1)

**וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ חֲנוֹךְ אֶת הָאֱלֹהִים.** הִתְהַלֵּךְ בִּדְרָכָיו לְהֵיטִיב לְזוּלָתוֹ בִּצְדָקָה וְתוֹכָחַת.

**Yalkut, Sifsei Chachomim Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
**Chanoch walked with Elokim.** That is, he emulated His ways by performing acts of lovingkindness and issuing rebuke.


###### Sforno on Genesis 5:29:1
[Sforno on Genesis 5:29:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sforno%20on%20Genesis/r/5:29:1)

**זֶה יְנַחֲמֵנוּ.** הִתְפַּלֵּל שֶׁזֶּה יְנַחֲמֵנוּ בְּהַמְצִיאוֹ מְנוּחָה מִמַּעֲשֵׂיהֶם, כִּי מִלַּת נֹחַ תּוֹרֶה מְנוּחָה, כְּמוֹ "וְנוֹחַ מֵאוֹיְבֵיהֶם" (אסתר ט:טז).

**Yalkut, Sifsei Chachomim Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009:**
זה ינחמנו, Lemech prayed that this son would provide him with the ability to take a rest from his heavy labour. The root of the word נח is מנוחה, rest, (retirement). The word is also used in connection with giving one a respite from one’s enemies, as in Esther 9,16.