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Genesis 5:29

Noah
ComfortWork

27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:

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.

30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and 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.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 24:37

    But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

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  • 2 Peter 2:5

    And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

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  • Hebrews 11:7

    By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

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  • Ezekiel 14:20

    Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.

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  • Ezekiel 14:14

    Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.

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  • Isaiah 54:9

    For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

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  • Genesis 9:24

    And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.

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  • Genesis 6:8–9

    But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

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