Genesis 5:29
{ "verseID": "Genesis.5.29", "source": "וַיִּקְרָ֧א אֶת־שְׁמ֛וֹ נֹ֖חַ לֵאמֹ֑ר זֶ֞֠[c]ה יְנַחֲמֵ֤נוּ מִֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֙נוּ֙ וּמֵעִצְּב֣וֹן יָדֵ֔ינוּ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֽ͏ֵרְרָ֖הּ יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*wayyiqrāʾ* *ʾet*-*šəmô* *nōaḥ* *lēmōr* this *yənaḥămēnû* from-*maʿăśēnû* *ûmēʿiṣṣəbôn* *yādênû* from-*hāʾădāmāh* *ʾăšer* *ʾērərāh* *yəhwāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "conjunction *wə-* + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he called", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*šəmô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name", "*nōaḥ*": "proper noun - Noah", "*lēmōr*": "preposition *lə-* + qal infinitive construct of *ʾāmar* - saying", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun - this", "*yənaḥămēnû*": "3rd masculine singular piel imperfect of *nāḥam* with 1st plural suffix - he will comfort us", "*maʿăśēnû*": "masculine plural noun with 1st plural suffix with prefix *min* - from our work", "*ûmēʿiṣṣəbôn*": "conjunction *wə-* + preposition *min* + masculine singular noun - and from toil/pain", "*yādênû*": "feminine plural noun with 1st plural suffix - our hands", "*hāʾădāmāh*": "definite article *hā-* + feminine singular noun with preposition *min* - from the ground", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*ʾērərāh*": "3rd masculine singular piel perfect of *ʾārar* with 3rd feminine singular suffix - he cursed it", "*yəhwāh*": "proper noun - YHWH/the LORD" }, "variants": { "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "called/named/proclaimed", "*nōaḥ*": "Noah (proper name, meaning 'rest' or 'comfort')", "*yənaḥămēnû*": "comfort us/bring us relief/console us", "*maʿăśēnû*": "our work/our labor/our toil", "*ʿiṣṣəbôn*": "pain/toil/hardship/sorrow", "*yādênû*": "our hands/our efforts/our labor", "*hāʾădāmāh*": "the ground/the soil/the earth/the land", "*ʾērərāh*": "cursed it/placed under a curse/condemned", "*yəhwāh*": "YHWH/the LORD (divine name)" } }