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28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son. 29 He named him Noah [Relief], and said, “This child will bring us relief from the work and painful labor of our hands since Yahweh has cursed the ground.” 30 After Lamech became the father of Noah, he lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

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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.

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Footnotes

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