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Genesis 5:29

Noah
ComfortWork

27 So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.

And he named him Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.”

30 And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

31 So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And he named him Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.”
KJV
And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
WEB
He named him Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, caused by the ground which the LORD has cursed.”
ASV
and he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, [which cometh] because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.
DARBY
And he called his name Noah, saying, This [one] shall comfort us concerning our work and concerning the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah has cursed.
BLB
And he called his name Noah, saying, “This one shall give us comfort from our work and from the toil of our hands on account of the ground that YHWH has cursed.”
ÅB
og han kalte ham Noah og sa: Han skal trøste oss under vårt arbeid og våre henders strev på den jord som Herren har forbannet.
OTB
Han kalte ham Noah, og sa: "Han skal trøste oss i vårt arbeid og våre henders slit forårsaket av jorden Herren har forbannet."
B1930
og han kalte ham Noah og sa: Han skal trøste oss under vårt arbeid og våre henders møie på den jord som Herren har forbannet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 24:37

    As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

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  • 2 Peter 2:5

    if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;

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  • Hebrews 11:7

    By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

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  • Ezekiel 14:20

    then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. Their righteousness could deliver only themselves.

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  • Ezekiel 14:14

    then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.

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  • Isaiah 54:9

    “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.

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  • Genesis 9:24

    When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him,

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  • Genesis 6:8–9

    Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

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