New International Version (NIV)
29He named him Noah5:29 Noah sounds like the Hebrew for comfort. and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.”
Genesis 5:29
Genesis 5:29 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
29And he named him Noah, saying, “This one will give us comfort from our work and from the hard labor of our hands caused by the ground which the Lord has cursed.”
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
29Now he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will give us rest from our work and from the toil of our hands arising from the ground which the Lord has cursed.”
Amplified Bible (AMP)
29He named him Noah, saying, “This one shall bring us rest and comfort from our work and from the [dreadful] toil of our hands because of the ground which the Lord cursed.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
29And he named him Noah,5:29 Noah sounds like the Hebrew for rest or comfort. saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the Lord has cursed.”
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
29and named him Noah. Lamech said, “He will comfort us when we are working. He’ll comfort us when our hands work so hard they hurt. We have to work hard because the Lord put a curse on the ground.”