KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 9:28 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And Noah” | נֹ֖חַ | Noach, the patriarch of the flood | Noah |
| “lived” | וַֽיְחִי | To live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive | lived |
| “after” | אַחַ֣ר | Properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) | after |
| “the flood” | הַמַּבּ֑וּל | A deluge | flood |
| “three” | שְׁלֹ֤שׁ | Three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice | three |
| “hundred” | מֵאוֹת֙ | A hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction | hundred |
| “and fifty” | וַֽחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים | Fifty | fifty |
| “years.” | שָׁנָֽה׃ | A year (as a revolution of time) | years |
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26 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
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