29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.

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29 whom he named Noah,[a] because he said, “May this one comfort us from our work, from pain that is caused by our manual labor, and from the ground that the Lord has cursed.”

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  1. Genesis 5:29 The Heb. name Noah sounds like the word comfort

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)

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  1. Genesis 5:29 Noah sounds like the Hebrew for comfort.