Genesis 5:29 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 5:29 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּקְרָ֧א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שְׁמ֛וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
נֹ֖חַ
Nôach
H5146
Noah
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
זֶ֞֠ה
zeh
H2088
this
יְנַחֲמֵ֤נוּ
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
מִֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֨נוּ֙
maʻăseh
H4639
work
וּמֵעִצְּב֣וֹן
ʻitstsâbôwn
H6093
toil
יָדֵ֔ינוּ
yâd
H3027
hand
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֵֽרְרָ֖הּ
ʼârar
H779
to curse
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
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World English Bible Public Domain
and he named him Noah, saying, "This same will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Yahweh has cursed."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and he called his name Noah, saying, “This will comfort us from our labors and from the toil of our hands because of the ground which Yahweh has cursed.”
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