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Genesis 5:28-30
Easy-to-Read Version
Genesis 5:28-30
Easy-to-Read Version
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son. 29 Lamech named his son Noah.[a] Lamech said, “We work very hard as farmers because God cursed the ground. But Noah will bring us rest.”
30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
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- Genesis 5:29 Noah This name is like the Hebrew word meaning “to rest,” “to be sorry,” 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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