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Genesis 7:6

What does Genesis 7:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 7:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Genesis 7:6 means

Noah's age, six hundred years old, is given as the precise time when the flood began. This detail highlights his long life and the immense period over which he faithfully endured in building the ark and proclaiming righteousness. It also underscores the gravity and historical significance of the event, marking a specific point in time when God's sweeping judgment was enacted upon the earth, a judgment Noah had anticipated and prepared for over centuries, demonstrating remarkable patience and perseverance.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Noah was six hundred years old when the waters came flowing over all the earth.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and Noah <FI>is<Fi> a son of six hundred years, and the deluge of waters hath been upon the earth.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he was six hundred years old, when the waters of the flood overflowed the earth.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was on the earth.

Context

This verse specifies Noah's age when the flood began, providing a clear chronological marker within the narrative. It immediately precedes the account of Noah and his family entering the ark. This detail contextualizes the events that follow, grounding them in a precise historical framework and emphasizing the magnitude of God's timing and Noah's long obedience.

v.5And Noah did according unto all that Jehovah commanded him.

v.6This passage

v.7And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 5:32

    And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

  • Genesis 8:13

    And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dried.

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