Genesis 7:6

Modern

Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth.

Traditional

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

Literal

And Noah was a son of six hundred years, and the flood of waters came upon the earth.

Latin

Eratque sexcentorum annorum quando diluvii aquæ inundaverunt super terram.

Hebrew

English

Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth.

came upon the earth: See study note on 6:17 for more information.

Theme notes and profiles

Genesis 5:32
After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 8:13
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.

Noah: Righteous man, built ark, survived flood