Genesis
Genesis 5:27
27So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Methuselah | מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח | mə·ṯū·še·laḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4968 Methushelach |
| lived | וַיִּהְיוּ֙ | way·yih·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a total of | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| 969 | תֵּ֤שַׁע | tê·ša‘ | Number - feminine singular | H8672 a nine, nonad |
| years | שָׁנָ֑ה | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| and then he died | וַיָּמֹֽת׃פ | way·yā·mōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.