Genesis 5:28-30
Wycliffe Bible
28 Forsooth Lamech lived an hundred and two and eighty years, and (then) begat a son;
29 and [he] called his name Noe[a], and said, This man shall comfort us of the works and travails of our hands, in the land which the Lord cursed. (and he called his name Noah, and said, This son shall bring us comfort from all the work and labour of our hands, on the land which the Lord hath cursed.)
30 And Lamech lived after that he begat Noe five hundred [and] ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters. (And after that he begat Noah, Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years, and begat sons and daughters.)
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- Genesis 5:29 This name sounds like the Hebrew for “rest” or “relief”.
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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