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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/5.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/5.htm">New International Version</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="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/5.htm">New Living Translation</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="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />After Noah was 500 years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now after Noah was five hundred years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Noah was 500 years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />After Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Noah was 500 years old, and he fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Noah was 500 years old, and he fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Noah was five hundred years old: And Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After Noah was 500 years old, he had three sons and named them Shem, Ham, and Japheth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After Noah was 500 years old, he had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After Noah had lived 500 years, he fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/5.htm">NET Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Noah was five hundred years old, then Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begets Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begetteth Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Noah shall be the son of five hundred years, and Noah shall beget Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Noe, when he was five hundred years old, begot Sem, Cham, and Japheth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In truth, when Noah was five hundred years old, he conceived Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When Noah was five hundred years old, he begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />After Noah was five hundred years old, Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Noah was a son of five hundred years, and Noah begot Shym and Kham and Yapheth. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Noah was five hundred years old; and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Noe was five hundred years old, and he begot three sons, Sem, Cham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/5-32.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=1235" 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">31</span>So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">After</a> <a href="/hebrew/5146.htm" title="5146: nō·aḥ (N-proper-ms) -- Rest, patriarch who survived the flood. The same as nuwach; rest; Noach, the patriarch of the flood.">Noah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·mêš (Number-fsc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">500</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/5146.htm" title="5146: nō·aḥ (N-proper-ms) -- Rest, patriarch who survived the flood. The same as nuwach; rest; Noach, the patriarch of the flood.">he</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: way·yō·w·leḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">became the father of</a> <a href="/hebrew/8035.htm" title="8035: šêm (N-proper-ms) -- Name, oldest son of Noah. The same as shem; name; Shem, a son of Noah.">Shem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2526.htm" title="2526: ḥām (N-proper-ms) -- The same as cham; hot; Cham, a son of Noah; also his descendants or their country.">Ham,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3315.htm" title="3315: yā·p̄eṯ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Noah. From pathah; expansion; Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity.">and Japheth.</a> </span><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/6-10.htm">Genesis 6:10</a></span><br />And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Genesis 7:13</a></span><br />On that very day Noah entered the ark, along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and his wife, and the three wives of his sons—<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/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="/1_chronicles/1-4.htm">1 Chronicles 1:4</a></span><br />The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-36.htm">Luke 3:36</a></span><br />the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,<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="/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/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/10-32.htm">Genesis 10:32</a></span><br />All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/11-11.htm">Genesis 11:11</a></span><br />And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-18.htm">Genesis 6:18</a></span><br />But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.</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 five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-10.htm">Genesis 6:10</a></b></br> And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Genesis 7:13</a></b></br> In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18,19,22-27</a></b></br> And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham <i>is</i> the father of Canaan… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/5-30.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/genesis/5-30.htm">Begetteth</a> <a href="/genesis/5-30.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/genesis/5-30.htm">Five</a> <a href="/psalms/106-22.htm">Ham</a> <a href="/genesis/5-31.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-5.htm">Japheth</a> <a href="/genesis/5-30.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/luke/3-37.htm">Shem</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/6-10.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/genesis/6-10.htm">Begetteth</a> <a href="/genesis/6-10.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/genesis/11-11.htm">Five</a> <a href="/genesis/6-10.htm">Ham</a> <a href="/genesis/6-3.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/genesis/6-10.htm">Japheth</a> <a href="/genesis/6-8.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/genesis/6-10.htm">Shem</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'; </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/5.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/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>After Noah was 500 years old</b><br>This phrase highlights the extraordinary longevity of pre-flood patriarchs, a common theme in Genesis. The long lifespans may symbolize a time of greater vitality and divine blessing before the corruption that led to the flood. Noah's age at this point underscores his maturity and readiness for the significant role he would play in God's plan. The number 500 can also be seen as a symbol of completeness and preparation for the new beginning that would come after the flood.<p><b>he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth</b><br>The mention of Noah's three sons is significant as they are the progenitors of the post-flood human race. Shem is often associated with the Semitic peoples, including the Israelites, and is considered the ancestor of Abraham, linking to the covenantal promises. Ham is traditionally linked to the peoples of Africa and parts of the Near East, while Japheth is associated with the Indo-European nations. This genealogical detail sets the stage for the Table of Nations in <a href="/genesis/10.htm">Genesis 10</a>, which outlines the spread of humanity and the fulfillment of God's command to "be fruitful and multiply." The order of names may reflect their importance in the biblical narrative rather than their birth order, with Shem often given prominence due to his connection to the lineage of Christ.<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 humanity and animal life. His life and actions are pivotal in the account of Genesis.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/shem.htm">Shem</a></b><br>One of Noah's three sons, traditionally considered the ancestor of the Semitic peoples, including the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/ham.htm">Ham</a></b><br>Another son of Noah, often associated with the peoples of Africa and parts of the Near East.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/japheth.htm">Japheth</a></b><br>The third son of Noah, traditionally linked to the peoples of Europe and parts of Asia.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_fatherhood.htm">The Event of Fatherhood</a></b><br>Noah becoming a father at 500 years old signifies the continuation of God's plan through his lineage, leading to the repopulation of the earth post-flood.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_lineage.htm">The Importance of Lineage</a></b><br>Understanding the genealogies in the Bible helps us see God's unfolding plan through history. Noah's sons are the progenitors of nations, showing God's sovereignty over human history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_god's_timing.htm">Faithfulness in God's Timing</a></b><br>Noah became a father at 500 years old, reminding us that God's timing is perfect, even when it seems delayed by human standards. We are called to trust in His timing for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_family_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Family in God's Plan</a></b><br>Noah's family was crucial in God's plan to repopulate the earth. This underscores the importance of family in God's design and our responsibility to nurture and lead our families in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_righteousness.htm">Legacy of Righteousness</a></b><br>Noah's righteousness had a lasting impact on his descendants. Our actions and faith can influence future generations, encouraging us to live lives that honor 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/who_were_shem,_ham,_and_japheth.htm">Who were Shem, Ham, and Japheth in the Bible?</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/is_1_chronicles_2_21_biologically_plausible.htm">Does 1 Chronicles 2:21, which has Hezron fathering children at 60, conflict with normal human biology or historical plausibility? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) <span class= "bld">Noah was five hundred years old.</span>--No reason is given why Noah had no son until he had attained to so ripe an age, nor, in fact, does it follow that he might not have had other sons, though unworthy of sharing his deliverance. It is remarkable also that neither of the three sons who were with him in the ark had offspring until after the flood. (See <a href="/genesis/11-19.htm" title="And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.">Genesis 11:19</a>.) From them have sprung the three great lines into which the human family is divided. Shem means <span class= "ital">name: </span>that is, fame, glory; and he, as the owner of the birthright, was the progenitor of our Lord. Ham, the <span class= "ital">dark-coloured, </span>was the ancestor of the Egyptians, Cushites, and other black races of Arabia and Africa. Japheth, the <span class= "ital">widener, </span>but according to others the <span class= "ital">fair, </span>though the youngest son, was the ancestor of most of the races of Europe, as well as of some of the chief nations of Asia.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Noah was five hundred years old</span>. Literally, a son of 500 years, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> going in his 500th year (cf. <a href="/genesis/7-6.htm">Genesis 7:6</a>; <a href="/genesis/16-1.htm">Genesis 16:1</a>). The son of a year (<a href="/exodus/12-5.htm">Exodus 12:5</a>) means "strictly within the first year of the life" (Ainsworth). <span class="cmt_word">And Noah begat</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> began to beget (cf. <a href="/genesis/11-26.htm">Genesis 11:26</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">Shem</span>, - name (Gesenius), fame (Furst) - <span class="cmt_word">Ham</span>, <span class="accented">- chain</span>; hot (Gesenius, Murphy), dark-colored (Furst) - <span class="cmt_word">and</span> <span class="cmt_word">Japheth</span> - spreading (Gesenius, Murphy); beautiful, denoting the white-colored race (Furst). That the sons are mentioned in the order of their ages (Knobel, Kalisch, Keil, Colenso) may seem to be deducible <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> from the fact that they usually stand in this order (cf. <a href="/genesis/6-10.htm">Genesis 6:10</a>; <a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Genesis 7:13</a>; <a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18</a>; <a href="/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/1-4.htm">1 Chronicles 1:4</a>); <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> from the circumstance that it is commonly the eldest son's birth which is stated in the preceding list, though this is open to doubt; <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> from <a href="/genesis/10-21.htm">Genesis 10:21</a>, which, according to Calvin, Knobel, Keil, and others, describes Shem as Japheth's elder brother; and <a href="/genesis/9-24.htm">Genesis 9:24</a>, which, according to Keil, affirms Ham to be the younger son of Noah; . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/5-32.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">After</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Noah</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹ֕חַ</span> <span class="translit">(nō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיְהִי־</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - 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">500</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמֵ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·mêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</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">[he]</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹ֔חַ</span> <span class="translit">(nō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">became the father of</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּ֣וֹלֶד</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·w·leḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Shem,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8035.htm">Strong's 8035: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shem -- 'name', oldest son of Noah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ham,</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḥām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2526.htm">Strong's 2526: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ham -- a son of Noah, also his descendants, also a name for Egyptians</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Japheth.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽפֶת׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·p̄eṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3315.htm">Strong's 3315: </a> </span><span class="str2">Japheth -- a son of Noah</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/5-32.htm">OT Law: Genesis 5:32 Noah was five hundred years old (Gen. 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