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29 Now he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will [a]give us rest from our work and from the pain of our hands arising from (A)the ground which Yahweh has cursed.” 30 Then Lamech lived 595 years after he became the father of Noah, and he became the father of other sons and daughters. 31 So all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died.

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  1. Genesis 5:29 Lit comfort us in

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.

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