Bible Strands
Genesis 9:29
So Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the conclusion of Noah’s post-flood life immediately after noting his remaining three hundred and fifty years. This chronological marker closes the flood narrative’s genealogical account.
The words — The Hebrew phrase וַ/יִּֽהְיוּ (va/i.yih.Yu) literally means “and they were,” framing כָּל־יְמֵי נֹחַ (kol-ye.mei No.ach) as “all the days of Noah.” The text then quantifies these days as nine hundred fifty years before stating his death.
The thread — This lifespan pattern echoes the patriarchal records in Genesis 5:27 and Genesis 5:32, which similarly track extended ages and family milestones. The longevity theme contrasts with the mortality limit later outlined in Psalms 90:10.
Why it lands — The verse demands acknowledgment of a completed lifespan and the certainty of death following every era of human history. It requires the reader to accept mortality as the fixed boundary of the biblical timeline.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
Cross-references
- Genesis 5:27 So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
- Genesis 5:32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- Psalms 90:10 The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
- Genesis 5:5 So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
- Genesis 5:20 So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
- Genesis 11:11 And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.