Genesis 9 · Verse 28

Genesis 9:28

And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
Genesis 9:28, King James Version

Genesis 9:28 in other translations

BSBAfter the flood, Noah lived 350 years.
WEBNoah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood.
ASVAnd Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
YLTAnd Noah liveth after the deluge three hundred and fifty years;
DARBYAnd Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
BBEAnd Noah went on living three hundred and fifty years after the great flow of waters;
WebsterAnd Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

What does Genesis 9:28 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 9:24-29

Noah declares a curse on Canaan, the son of Ham; perhaps this grandson of his was more guilty than the rest. A servant of servants, that is, The meanest and most despicable servant, shall he be, even to his brethren. This certainly points at the victories in after-times obtained by Israel over the Canaanites, by which they were put to the sword, or brought to pay tribute. The whole continent of Africa was peopled…

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Genesis 9:28 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַֽיְחִי\־vay.chi-and he livedH2421
נֹ֖חַNo.achNoahH5146
אַחַ֣ר'a.CharafterH310
הַמַּבּ֑וּלha.ma.Bulthe floodH3999
שְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshthreeH7969
מֵאוֹת֙me.'Othundred<s>H3967
שָׁנָ֔הsha.Nahyear[s]H8141
וַֽחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.Shimand fiftyH2572
שָׁנָֽה\׃sha.Nahyear[s]H8141

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Genesis 9:27

    God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

  • Genesis 9:28

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

  • Genesis 9:29

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

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Genesis 9:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vivió Noé después del diluvio trescientos y cincuenta años.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Noé vécut, après le déluge, 350 ans.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Noah lebte nach der Flut 350 Jahre;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Vixit autem Noë post diluvium trecentis quinquaginta annis.