Genesis 5:29
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.”
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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.
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.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקְרָ֧א | vai.yik.Ra' | and he called | H7121 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| שְׁמ֛וֹ | she.Mo | name his | H8034 → |
| נֹ֖חַ | No.ach | Noah | H5146 → |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| זֶ֠ה | zeh | this [one] | H2088 → |
| יְנַחֲמֵ֤נוּ | ye.na.cha.Me.nu | he will comfort us | H5162 → |
| מִֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֙נוּ֙ | mi.ma.'a.Se.nu | from work our | H4639 → |
| וּמֵעִצְּב֣וֹן | u.me.'i.tze.Von | and from [the] pain of | H6093 → |
| יָדֵ֔ינוּ | ya.Dei.nu | hands our | H3027 → |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → |
| הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה | ha.'a.da.Mah | the ground | H127 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| אֵֽרְרָ֖הּ | 'e.re.Rah | he has cursed it | H779 → |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
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