KJV ORIGINAL
And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Noah was 600 years old when the great flood came upon the earth.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse tells us Noah's age when God brought the worldwide flood - he was 600 years old.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of Genesis, Noah is depicted as a righteous man living in a world corrupted by widespread sin and violence, which led God to decide on a global flood as judgment. God instructed Noah to build an ark to preserve his family and representatives of all animals, serving as a means of salvation from the coming deluge. This verse specifically marks the moment when Noah, at 600 years old, saw the floodwaters begin, fulfilling God's earlier warnings.
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