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href="/bsb/genesis/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters came on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Noah was 600 years old when the flood covered the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Noah <i>was</i> six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Noah <i>was</i> six hundred years old when the floodwaters were on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of water came upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of water came upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of water came upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of water came upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Noah was six hundred years old when the flood (deluge) of water came on the earth [covering all of the land].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came and water covered the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Noah was 600 years old when the flood came and water covered the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Noah was 600 years old when the flood came to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came on the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Noah was 600 years old when water began to flood the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters engulfed the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came on the earth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Noah [is] a son of six hundred years, and the flood of waters has been on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Noah is a son of six hundred years, and the deluge of waters hath been upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Noah the son of six hundred years, and the flood of waters was upon the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he was six hundred years old, when the waters of the flood overflowed the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he was six hundred years old when the waters of the great flood inundated the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came on the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Noah was a son of six hundred years, and there was a flood of waters on the Earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Noe was six hundred years old when the flood of water was upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/7-6.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=1493" 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/7.htm">Entering the Ark</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5146.htm" title="5146: wə·nō·aḥ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Rest, patriarch who survived the flood. The same as nuwach; rest; Noach, the patriarch of the flood.">Now Noah</a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: šêš (Number-fsc) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">was 600</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.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">old</a> <a href="/hebrew/3999.htm" title="3999: wə·ham·mab·būl (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A flood. From yabal in the sense of flowing; a deluge.">when the floodwaters</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>And Noah and his wife, with his sons and their wives, entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.…<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="/genesis/6-3.htm">Genesis 6:3</a></span><br />So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-13.htm">Genesis 6:13-22</a></span><br />Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth. / Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out. / And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32</a></span><br />After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-13.htm">Genesis 8:13-14</a></span><br />In Noah’s six hundred and first year, on the first day of the first month, the waters had dried up from the earth. So Noah removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. / By the twenty-seventh day of the second month, the earth was fully dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-28.htm">Genesis 9:28-29</a></span><br />After the flood, Noah lived 350 years. / So Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.<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="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a></span><br />By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.<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="/luke/17-26.htm">Luke 17:26-27</a></span><br />Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.<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="/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1</a></span><br />This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/11-10.htm">Genesis 11:10</a></span><br />This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">Genesis 9:1</a></span><br />And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18-19</a></span><br />The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan. / These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-9.htm">Genesis 6:9</a></span><br />This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was on the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32</a></b></br> And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/8-13.htm">Genesis 8:13</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first <i>month</i>, the first <i>day</i> 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 dry.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_peter/2-5.htm">Deluge</a> <a href="/genesis/7-4.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Floodwaters</a> <a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/genesis/6-15.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/genesis/7-5.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/revelation/14-20.htm">Six</a> <a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Water</a> <a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/7-7.htm">Deluge</a> <a href="/genesis/7-8.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/7-7.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/genesis/7-10.htm">Floodwaters</a> <a href="/genesis/7-7.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/genesis/7-24.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/genesis/7-7.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Six</a> <a href="/genesis/7-7.htm">Water</a> <a href="/genesis/7-7.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/7-1.htm">Noah, his family and the living creatures enter the ark.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/7-6.htm">The flood begins.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/7-17.htm">The increase of the flood for forty days.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/7-21.htm">All flesh is destroyed by it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/7-24.htm">Its duration of 150 days.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now Noah was 600 years old</b><br>Noah's age at the time of the flood is significant in several ways. First, it highlights the longevity of pre-flood generations, which is a common theme in the genealogies of Genesis. This longevity is often interpreted as a sign of the antediluvian world’s unique conditions. Noah's age also underscores his wisdom and experience, qualities that would have been necessary for the monumental task of building the ark and leading his family through the flood. In the broader biblical narrative, Noah's age connects him to the patriarchs, who also lived long lives, suggesting a continuity of God's covenantal promises through these chosen individuals.<p><b>when the floodwaters came upon the earth</b><br>The floodwaters are a central element of the Genesis flood narrative, representing God's judgment on a corrupt and violent world. This event is often compared to other ancient flood stories, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh, though the biblical account is unique in its theological emphasis on divine justice and mercy. The floodwaters symbolize both destruction and purification, as they cleanse the earth of wickedness while preserving Noah and his family. This duality is echoed in later biblical themes, such as baptism, which represents both death to sin and new life in Christ. The flood also prefigures the final judgment, as described in passages like <a href="/2_peter/3-6.htm">2 Peter 3:6-7</a>, where the earth is reserved for fire, not water, in the ultimate purification and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a></b><br>A righteous man chosen by God to survive the flood and preserve human and animal life. His obedience and faith are central to the account.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a></b><br>A cataclysmic event sent by God to cleanse the earth of its widespread wickedness and corruption.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>The entire world is affected by the flood, symbolizing God's judgment on sin and His power over creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_in_faith.htm">Obedience in Faith</a></b><br>Noah's life exemplifies the importance of obeying God's commands, even when they seem daunting or unprecedented. His faith led to action, which ultimately resulted in salvation for him and his family.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment_and_mercy.htm">God's Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>The flood serves as a reminder of God's righteous judgment against sin but also His mercy in providing a way of salvation through the ark. This foreshadows the ultimate salvation through Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteous_living.htm">The Importance of Righteous Living</a></b><br>Noah's righteousness set him apart in a corrupt world. Believers are called to live righteously, standing firm in their faith amidst a culture that often opposes God's ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparedness_for_god's_timing.htm">Preparedness for God's Timing</a></b><br>Just as Noah prepared for the flood, Christians are called to be ready for Christ's return, living in a way that reflects their hope and trust in God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_long_was_noah_on_the_ark.htm">What was the duration of Noah's ark construction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_long_to_build_noah's_ark.htm">What was the duration of Noah's ark construction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_noah's_age_at_death.htm">What was Noah's age at death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_methuselah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Methuselah in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Noah was six hundred years old.</span>--It follows that Shem was about one hundred years of age (comp. <a href="/genesis/5-32.htm" title="And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.">Genesis 5:32</a>), and his two brothers younger; but all were married, though apparently without children. (Comp. <a href="/genesis/11-10.htm" title="These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:">Genesis 11:10</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Noah was six hundred years old.</span> Literally, <span class="accented">a som of six hundred years, i.e.</span> in his 600th year (cf. ver. 11). The number six "is generally a Scriptural symbol of suffering. Christ suffered on the sixth day. In the Apocalypse the sixth seal, the sixth trumpet, the sixth vial introduce critical periods of affliction" (Wordsworth). <span class="cmt_word">When the flood of waters was upon the earth.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/7-6.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">Now Noah</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֹ֕חַ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5146.htm">Strong's 5146: </a> </span><span class="str2">Noah -- 'rest', patriarch who survived the flood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was 600</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(šêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> </span><span class="str2">Six (a cardinal number)</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">old</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when the floodwaters</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמַּבּ֣וּל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·mab·būl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3999.htm">Strong's 3999: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flood -- a deluge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<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">upon</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/7-6.htm">Genesis 7:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/7-6.htm">Genesis 7:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/7-6.htm">Genesis 7:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/7-6.htm">Genesis 7:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/7-6.htm">Genesis 7:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/7-6.htm">Genesis 7:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/7-6.htm">Genesis 7:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/7-6.htm">Genesis 7:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/7-6.htm">Genesis 7:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/7-6.htm">Genesis 7:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/7-6.htm">OT Law: Genesis 7:6 Noah was six hundred years old when (Gen. 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