Genesis 9:28

9:27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. enlarge: or, persuade

And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

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Noah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood.

And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

9:29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.

What does Genesis 9:28 mean?

Genesis 9:28 is a verse in the book of Genesis, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נֹחַ (Nôach), חָיָה (châyâh), אַחַר (ʼachar).

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NoahנֹחַNôach/no'-akh/H5146Noach, the patriarch of the flood

livedחָיָהchâyâh/khaw-yaw'/H2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

afterאַחַרʼachar/akh-ar'/H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

the

floodמַבּוּלmabbûwl/mab-bool'/H3999a deluge

threeשָׁלוֹשׁshâlôwsh/shaw-loshe'/H7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice

hundredמֵאָהmêʼâh/may-aw'/H3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction

and

fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym/kham-ish-sheem'/H2572fifty

years.שָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)

Commentary on Genesis 9:28

HENRY_FULL · Genesis 9:28–29

e nine hundred and fifty years: and he died. Here see, 1. How God prolonged the life of Noah; he lived 950 years, twenty more than Adam and but nineteen less than Methuselah: this long life was a further reward of his signal piety, and a great blessing to the world, to which no doubt he continued a preacher of righteousness, with this advantage, that now all he preached to were his own children. 2. How God put a period to his life at last. Though he lived long, yet he died, having probably first seen many that descended from him dead before him. Noah lived to see two worlds, but, being an heir of the righteousness which is by faith, when he died he went to see a better than either. This chapter shows mor

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Genesis 9:28.

Genesis 11:13

And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:30

And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 11:10

These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

Genesis 11:11

And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:15

And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:10

And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:13

And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:16

And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

Frequently asked questions

What does Genesis 9:28 say?

Genesis 9:28 (King James Version) reads: "And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years."

Is Genesis 9:28 in the Old or New Testament?

Genesis 9:28 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Genesis.

Who wrote the book of Genesis?

The book of Genesis is traditionally attributed to Moses.

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