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Genesis 5:29
29and called his name Noah, saying, "Out of the ground that the Lord has cursed, this one shall bring us relief from our work and from the painful toil of our hands."
Genesis 5:29 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)He named him Noah and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord has cursed.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Lamech named his son Noah, for he said, “May he bring us relief from our work and the painful labor of farming this ground that the Lord has cursed.”
Context of Genesis 5:29
27Thus all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died. 28When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son and called his name Noah, saying, "Out of the ground that the Lord has cursed, this one shall bring us relief from our work and from the painful toil of our hands." 30Lamech lived after he fathered Noah 595 years and had other sons and daughters. 31Thus all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died.
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וַיִּקְרָ֧א אֶת־שְׁמ֛וֹ נֹ֖חַ לֵאמֹ֑ר זֶ֠ה יְנַחֲמֵ֤נוּ מִֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֙נוּ֙ וּמֵעִצְּב֣וֹן יָדֵ֔ינוּ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵֽרְרָ֖הּ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- Noahנֹחַnôach · NoahH5146
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- shall comfortנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
- us concerning our workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
- and toilעִצָּבוֹן‛itstsâbôn · toilH6093
- of our handsיָדyâd · handH3027
- becauseמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
- of the groundאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
- which the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- hath cursedאָרַר'ârar · to curseH779
Cross-references for Genesis 5:29
- Genesis 6:8But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
- Genesis 7:23He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens. They were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark.
- Genesis 9:24When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had done to him,
- Isaiah 54:9"This is like the days of Noah to me: as I swore that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you, and will not rebuke you.
- Ezekiel 14:14even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver but their own lives by their righteousness, declares the Lord God.
- Matthew 24:37For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
- Luke 3:36the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
- Luke 17:26Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man.
- Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
- 1 Peter 3:20because they formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water.
- 2 Peter 2:5if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;
- Genesis 3:17And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
- Genesis 4:11And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
Commentaries on Genesis 5:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29This same shall comfort us - This is an allusion, as some think, to the name a Noah, which they derive from נחם nacham, to comfort; but it is much more likely that it comes from נח nach or נוח nuach, to rest, to settle, etc. And what is more comfortable than rest after toil and labor? These words seem to have been spoken prophetically concerning Noah, who built the ark for the preservation of the human race, and who seems to have been a typical person…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-32Verses 1-32 - Section V - The Line to Noah - The Line of Sheth 1. ספר sepher “writing, a writing, a book.” 9. קינן qēynān Qenan, “possessor, or spearsman.” 12. מהללאל mahelal'ēl Mahalalel, “praise of El.” 15. ירד yerĕd Jered, “going down.” 21. מתוּשׁלה metûshālach Methushelach, “man of the missile.” 29. נה noach Noach, “rest,” נחם nācham “sigh; repent; pity; comfort oneself; be revenged.” 32. שׁם shēm Shem, “name, fame; related: be high.” חם chām…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-32Verses 25-32 Methuselah signifies, he dies, there is a dart,' a sending forth,' namely, of the deluge, which came the year that Methuselah died. He lived 969 years, the longest that any man ever lived on earth; but the longest liver must die at last. Noah signifies rest; his parents gave him that name, with a prospect of his being a great blessing to his generation. Observe his father's complaint of the calamitous state of human life, by the entrance of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-29Like Enoch (5:21–24), the typical family line pattern is interrupted to share key theological details about Noah. The name Noah sounds like the Hebrew words nakham, which means "relief" or "comfort," and nuakh, which means "rest." Noah was the first person born after Adam died (see study note on 5:5). His father, Lamech, hoped Noah would undo the curse caused by Adam's sin (3:17). See 8:21; 2 Corinthians 1:3–7; 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-325. all the days ... Adam lived--The most striking feature in this catalogue is the longevity of Adam and his immediate descendants. Ten are enumerated (Ge 5:5-32) in direct succession whose lives far exceed the ordinary limits with which we are familiar--the shortest being three hundred sixty-five, [Ge 5:23] and the longest nine hundred sixty-nine years [Ge 5:27]. It is useless to inquire whether and what secondary causes may have contributed to this…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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