So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
Parallel translations
- WEB All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.
- KJV And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
- NKJV So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.
- NASB So all the days of Enoch were 365 years.
- NLT Enoch lived 365 years,
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Enoch's life spans 365 years. It records the comparatively short span of this faithful man before God took him.
Overview
Enoch's total years are far fewer than those around him, not as a sign of judgment but because God removed him in a unique way. The number quietly sets him apart from the repeated long lifespans of the chapter. His brief span points to the extraordinary end about to be described.
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