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Genesis 5:28-30
New Living Translation
Genesis 5:28-30
New Living Translation
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son. 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.
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- 5:29 Noah sounds like a Hebrew term that can mean “relief” or “comfort.”
Genesis 5:28-30
New International Version
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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