KJV ORIGINAL
And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records that Noah lived an extraordinarily long life of 950 years before passing away.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical account, Noah was a righteous man chosen by God to build an ark and survive the Great Flood, which God sent to cleanse the earth of widespread human wickedness. After the Flood, God established a covenant with Noah, promising never again to destroy the world by flood and blessing humanity to multiply and fill the earth. This verse simply concludes Noah's life, noting his age as a reflection of the long lifespans attributed to early biblical figures in the narrative of Genesis.
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