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and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Methuselah lived nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Methuselah’s life lasted 969 years; then he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Methuselah&#8217s life lasted 969 years; then he died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and died at the age of 969. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Methuselah lived a total of 969 years; then he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and died at the age of 969. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The entire lifetime of Methuselah was 969 years, and then he died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, then he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years; and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And all the days of Methuselah are nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he dies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And all the days of Methuselah are nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he dieth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all the days of Methuselah shall be nine and sixty years and nine hundred years, and he shall die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And all the days of Mathusala were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And all the days of Methuselah that passed were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and then he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The whole lifetime of Methuselah was nine hundred and sixty-nine years; then he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years; and he died.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all the days of Methushelakh were nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he died.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years; and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And all the days of Mathusala which he lived, were nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/5-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=1197" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/5.htm">From Methuselah to Noah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4968.htm" title="4968: mə·ṯū·še·laḥ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps man of the dart, a desc. of Seth. From math and shelach; man of a dart; Methushelach, an antediluvian patriarch.">So Methuselah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·yih·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">lived</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">a total of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê (N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8672.htm" title="8672: tê·ša‘ (Number-fs) -- A nine. Or tishtah; perhaps from sha'ah through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten; nine or Ninth.">969</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8346.htm" title="8346: wə·šiš·šîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Sixty. Multiple of shesh; sixty."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8672.htm" title="8672: ū·ṯə·ša‘ (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- A nine. Or tishtah; perhaps from sha'ah through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten; nine or Ninth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way·yā·mōṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">and then he died.</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-5.htm">Hebrews 11:5</a></span><br />By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-14.htm">Jude 1:14-15</a></span><br />Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones / to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-37.htm">Luke 3:37</a></span><br />the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-3.htm">1 Chronicles 1:3</a></span><br />Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-22.htm">1 Corinthians 15:22</a></span><br />For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12-14</a></span><br />Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. / For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law. / Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37-39</a></span><br />As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-5.htm">2 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">1 Peter 3:20</a></span><br />who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-20.htm">Isaiah 65:20</a></span><br />No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, or an old man fail to live out his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years, and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalm 90:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1-2</a></span><br />“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:2</a></span><br />a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:7</a></span><br />before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-12.htm">Psalm 49:12</a></span><br />But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/5-5.htm">Genesis 5:5</a></b></br> And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/5-23.htm">Altogether</a> <a href="/genesis/5-20.htm">Died</a> <a href="/genesis/5-20.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/genesis/5-20.htm">End</a> <a href="/genesis/5-26.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/genesis/5-23.htm">Life</a> <a href="/genesis/5-26.htm">Methuselah</a> <a href="/genesis/5-26.htm">Methu'selah</a> <a href="/genesis/5-26.htm">Methushelah</a> <a href="/genesis/5-20.htm">Nine</a> <a href="/genesis/5-23.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/ezra/1-11.htm">Sixty-Nine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/5-31.htm">Altogether</a> <a href="/genesis/5-31.htm">Died</a> <a href="/genesis/5-31.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/genesis/5-31.htm">End</a> <a href="/genesis/5-28.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/genesis/6-3.htm">Life</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-3.htm">Methuselah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-3.htm">Methu'selah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-3.htm">Methushelah</a> <a href="/genesis/9-29.htm">Nine</a> <a href="/genesis/25-26.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/ezra/1-11.htm">Sixty-Nine</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/5-1.htm">Recapitulation of the creation of man.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/5-3.htm">The genealogy, age, and death of the patriarchs from Adam to Noah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/5-22.htm">Enoch's godliness and translation into Heaven.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/5-25.htm">The family line of Methuselah to Noah and his sons</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This extraordinary age is often seen as a testament to the antediluvian (pre-Flood) world, where lifespans were significantly longer. The long lifespans in <a href="/genesis/5.htm">Genesis 5</a> are sometimes interpreted as literal, while others see them as symbolic or representative of the era's conditions. Methuselah's name is often thought to mean "man of the dart" or "his death shall bring," which some interpret as prophetic, suggesting that his death would coincide with the coming of the Flood. This aligns with the timeline, as Methuselah's death is traditionally understood to have occurred in the same year as the Flood. His long life can be seen as a symbol of God's patience and mercy, delaying judgment to allow for repentance.<p><b>and then he died</b><br>The phrase "and then he died" is a recurring refrain in <a href="/genesis/5.htm">Genesis 5</a>, emphasizing the mortality that came as a result of the Fall in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>. Despite the long lifespans, death was inevitable, underscoring the consequences of sin. Methuselah's death marks the end of an era, as he was the last of the patriarchs to die before the Flood. This serves as a reminder of the judgment that was to come and the transition from the antediluvian world to the post-Flood world. The inevitability of death points to the need for redemption, which is fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who conquers death and offers eternal life. Methuselah's life and death can be seen as a type, foreshadowing the ultimate deliverance from sin and death through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/methuselah.htm">Methuselah</a></b><br>Methuselah is a significant figure in the genealogies of Genesis. He is noted for having lived the longest of any human recorded in the Bible, reaching 969 years. His name is often associated with longevity and the antediluvian (pre-flood) world.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/genealogy_of_adam.htm">Genealogy of Adam</a></b><br>Genesis 5 is a genealogical record tracing the lineage from Adam to Noah. Methuselah is a key figure in this lineage, being the grandfather of Noah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_antediluvian_world.htm">The Antediluvian World</a></b><br>This refers to the period before the Great Flood. Methuselah's lifespan covers much of this era, and his death is traditionally believed to have occurred in the year of the flood.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_longevity.htm">The Significance of Longevity</a></b><br>Methuselah's long life serves as a reminder of the different conditions of the antediluvian world and God's sovereignty over life and time.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_judgment.htm">God's Patience and Judgment</a></b><br>Methuselah's lifespan, ending in the year of the flood, symbolizes God's patience with humanity before executing judgment. It serves as a reminder of the balance between God's mercy and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_influence.htm">Legacy and Influence</a></b><br>Methuselah's position in the genealogy leading to Noah highlights the importance of legacy and the influence of one's life on future generations. It encourages believers to consider the impact of their faith and actions on their descendants.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_across_generations.htm">Faithfulness Across Generations</a></b><br>The lineage from Enoch to Methuselah to Noah illustrates a legacy of faithfulness. This encourages believers to cultivate a family culture of faith and obedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_genesis_ages_symbolic,_not_real.htm">Why do the genealogies of the patriarchs in Genesis suggest symbolic numerology rather than actual lifespans?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_bible's_oldest_man.htm">Who is the Bible's oldest man?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_methuselah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Methuselah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_on_life_expectancy.htm">What does the Bible say about life expectancy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/5-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Methuselah</span><br /><span class="heb">מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṯū·še·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4968.htm">Strong's 4968: </a> </span><span class="str2">Methuselah -- perhaps 'man of the dart', a descendant of Seth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lived</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּהְיוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a total of</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">969</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּ֤שַׁע</span> <span class="translit">(tê·ša‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8672.htm">Strong's 8672: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nine, ninth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and then he died.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּמֹֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·mōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/5-27.htm">Genesis 5:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/5-27.htm">Genesis 5:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/5-27.htm">Genesis 5:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/5-27.htm">Genesis 5:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/5-27.htm">Genesis 5:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/5-27.htm">Genesis 5:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/5-27.htm">Genesis 5:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/5-27.htm">Genesis 5:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/5-27.htm">Genesis 5:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/5-27.htm">Genesis 5:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/5-27.htm">OT Law: Genesis 5:27 All the days of Methuselah were nine (Gen. 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