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Genesis 5:29-31
English Standard Version
Genesis 5:29-31
English Standard Version
29 and called his name Noah, saying, “Out of the ground (A)that the Lord has cursed, this one shall bring us relief[a] from our work and from the painful toil of our hands.” 30 Lamech lived after he fathered Noah 595 years and had other sons and daughters. 31 Thus all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died.
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- Genesis 5:29 Noah sounds like the Hebrew for rest
Genesis 5:29-31
New Living Translation
Genesis 5:29-31
New Living Translation
29 Lamech named his son Noah, for he said, “May he bring us relief[a] from our work and the painful labor of farming this ground that the Lord has cursed.” 30 After the birth of Noah, Lamech lived another 595 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 31 Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died.
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- 5:29 Noah sounds like a Hebrew term that can mean “relief” or “comfort.”
Genesis 5:29-31
New International Version
Genesis 5:29-31
New International Version
29 He named him Noah[a](A) and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.(B)” 30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. 31 Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
Footnotes
- Genesis 5:29 Noah sounds like the Hebrew for comfort.
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