Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 9:28 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 28. 28And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
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Role in This Section
The narrative reports that Noah lived 350 years after the flood, beginning the final chronology of his life.
Read It With
- Genesis 9:18–29
Read verses 28–29 together. Verse 28 supplies the post-flood years; verse 29 gives the total lifespan and death. The two lines close Noah's story before Genesis turns fully to his descendants.
Why It Needs Context
Verse 28 does not complete the chronology or make an independent theological claim. Verse 29 supplies the total and the death notice that gives the line its closing function.
Read Genesis 9:28–29 together
Why these verses belong together: Post-flood years, total lifespan, and death close Noah's life.
Verse 28. 28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
Verse 29. 29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Genesis 9:18–29 — Noah’s Family Reveals That the Flood Did Not End Human DisorderSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, family notice, vineyard scene, seeing and covering contrast, Noah's sayings, chronology, and death.
Exact location: Genesis 9:18–29 in the pinned standardized 1769 KJV corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Man of the ground, intoxication, uncovering, seeing, telling, covering, younger son, curse, servant of servants, enlarge, and dwell.
Exact location: Genesis 9:18–29 forms, lemmas, syntax, poetry, pronouns, and verse structure in Gen.xml
Open source ↗