Genesis 5:28-30
Common English Bible
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son 29 and named him Noah, saying, “This one will give us relief[a] from our hard work, from the pain in our hands, because of the fertile land that the Lord cursed.” 30 After Noah’s birth, Lamech lived 595 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
Footnotes
- Genesis 5:29 Heb resembles the sound of Noah’s name.
Genesis 5:28-30
New International Version
28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. 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.
Footnotes
- Genesis 5:29 Noah sounds like the Hebrew for comfort.
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