470、“出生册”记录了那些属于上古教会的人。这从下面的经文很清楚地看出来，因为从这里直到11章，也就是直到希伯时代，所提到的名字无一表示人，都表示真实事物。在上古时代，人类分为家庭、家族和民族。丈夫和妻子及其子女，连同他们的家仆组成一个家庭；许多或大或小的这样的家庭组成一个家族，他们彼此住得不远，但不住在一起；而许多或大或小的家族又组成一个民族。
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]470. What follows establishes clearly enough that the book of births is the enumeration of those who were part of the earliest church. From here up to chapter 11, or to Eber, names never refer to individuals but to some development.
In the earliest era, the human race was divided up into households, clans, and nations. A household comprised a husband and wife and their children along with others of the same clan who served them. A clan comprised several households (the number could be small or large) living not far from each other but not in exactly the same place either. A nation comprised a small or large number of clans.
Potts(1905-1910) 470
470. That the "book of the births" is an enumeration of those who were of the Most Ancient Church, is very evident from what follows, for from this to the eleventh chapter, that is, to the time of Eber, names never signify persons, but actual things. In the most ancient time mankind were distinguished into houses, families, and nations; a house consisting of the husband and wife with their children, together with some of their family who served; a family, of a greater or lesser number of houses, that lived not far apart and yet not together; and a nation, of a larger or smaller number of families.
Elliott(1983-1999) 470
470. 'The book of the generations' is a record of those who belonged to the Most Ancient Church. This is quite clear from what follows, for from here down to Eber in Chapter 11 the names used nowhere mean actual persons but real things. In most ancient times the human race was divided into houses, families, and nations. A house consisted of husband and wife together with their children, and also other members of their family who were the servants. A family consisted of a number of such houses, many or few, who dwell in close proximity to one another, but not together. A nation consisted of a number of families, many or few.
Latin(1748-1756) 470
470. Quod 'liber nativitatum' sit recensio eorum qui fuerunt ab Ecclesia Antiquissima, a sequentibus satis constat; nam nomina nusquam hic usque ad cap. xi seu ad Eberum, significant personas sed res. Antiquissimo tempore distinctum fuit humanum genus in domos, familias, et gentes; 'domum' constituit maritus et uxor cum liberis eorum, tum etiam aliqui ex familia eorum qui serviebant: 'familiam' constituerunt domus pauciores aut plures quarum una non procul ab altera habitavit, sed usque non una: 'gentem' constituerunt familiae pauciores aut plures.