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Genesis 5:29

Genesis 5:29
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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Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

This same shall comfort us - This is an allusion, as some think, to the name a Noah, which they derive from נחם nacham,…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 5:28-32

Here we have the first mention of Noah, of whom we shall read much in the following chapters. Observe,

I. His name, with…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

saying, This same shall comfort us, &c. It is generally supposed that this verse, containing a poetical couplet which is…