Is this a contradiction or am I reading it wrong? Genesis 5:28

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Hello dudes.
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Genesis 5:28 KING JAMES VERSION
And Lamech lived an 802 years, and begat a son: {5:29} And he called his name Noah, saying, This [same] shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. {5:30} And Lamech lived after he begat Noah 585 years, and begat sons and daughters: {5:31} And all the days of Lamech were 777 years: and he died. {5:32} And Noah was 500 years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

^^^^^Hmmmm Lamech lived 802 y and later on it says he lived 777 y and he died.

Your KJV must have a misprint. Mine says he ‘…lived 182 years and begat a son.’ Noah was born when Lamech was 182, Lamech died at 777.  It also says that Lamech lived 595 years after Noah’s birth, so the maths work out just fine.

Boru

Sorry, my mistake. It is indeed 182. I misread the old english or late old english or early modern english or whatever this is.

So, it is 182 + 595 = 777