Genesis 7:6

Genesis 7:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters came on the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came upon the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters were on the earth.

Context of Genesis 7:6

4In seven days I will send rain to the earth for 40 days and 40 nights. I will wipe off the face of the earth every living creature that I have made.” 5So Noah did everything that the Lord commanded him. Noah was 600 years old when the flood came to the earth. 7Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives went into the ship to escape the floodwaters. 8Clean and unclean animals, birds, and creatures that crawl on the ground

Genesis 7:6 word by word

וְנֹ֕חַ בֶּן־שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה וְהַמַּבּ֣וּל הָיָ֔ה מַ֖יִם עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Noahנֹחַnôach · NoahH5146
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• when the floodמַבּוּלmabbûl · floodH3999
• of watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• was upon the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Genesis 7:6

• Genesis 5:32When Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
• Genesis 8:13By the first day of the first month of Noah’s six hundred and first year, the water on the land had dried up. Noah opened the top of the ship, looked out, and saw the surface of the ground.

Commentaries on Genesis 7:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 - The Ark Was Entered 2. טהור ṭâhôr “clean, fit for food or sacrifice.” 4. יקוּם yeqûm “standing thing; what grows up, whether animal or plant.” Compare קמה qāmâh “stalk, or standing corn.” Genesis 7:1-4 Here is found the command to enter the ark. The general direction in the preceding chapter was given many years ago, before the ark was commenced. Now, when it is completed, a more specific command is issued. “For thee have I seen…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6came upon the earth: See study note on 6:17 for more information.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241. And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark--The ark was finished; and Noah now, in the spirit of implicit faith, which had influenced his whole conduct, waited for directions from God.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 7:6

• Animals
• Ark

In the dictionaries

• Noah
• Ark
• Cause
• Clean
• Deluge
• Flood
• Increase
• Judgments of God
• Remain
• Seventeenth

Commentaries on Genesis 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings