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Genesis 11

1Andthewholeearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasH1961ofoneH259languageשָׂפָ֣הsa.FahH8193andofoneH259speech.

2Anditcametopass,astheyjourneyedeastמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,thattheyfoundH4672aplainבִקְעָ֛הvik.'AhH1237inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֖רshin.'ArH8152;andtheydweltH3427there.

3AndtheysaidH559oneH376toanother,Come,letusmakeנִלְבְּנָ֣הnil.be.NahH3835brickלְבֵנִ֔יםle.ve.NimH3843,andburnוְנִשְׂרְפָ֖הve.nis.re.FahH8313themthoroughly.Andtheyhadbrickהַלְּבֵנָה֙ha.le.ve.NahH3843forstoneלְאָ֔בֶןle.'A.venH68,andslimehadtheyformortar.

4AndtheysaidH559,Come, letusbuildנִבְנֶה־niv.neh-H1129usacityעִ֗יר'IrH5892,andatowerוּמִגְדָּל֙u.mig.DalH4026,whosetopוְרֹאשׁ֣וֹve.ro.ShoH7218mayreach untoheavenבַשָּׁמַ֔יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andletusmakeוְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־ve.na.'a.seh-H6213usanameשֵׁ֑םShemH8034;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435webescatteredנָפ֖וּץna.FutzH6327abroaduponthefaceH6440ofthewholeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

5AndJehovahcameH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toseeלִרְאֹ֥תlir.'OtH7200thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892andthetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֑לha.mig.DalH4026,whichthechildrenofmenH120builded.

6AndJehovahsaidH559,Behold,theyareoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971,andtheyhavealloneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259languageוְשָׂפָ֤הve.sa.FahH8193;andthisiswhattheybeginH2490todo:andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258nothingwillbewithholdenfromthem,whichtheypurposetodo.

7ComeH3381,letusgoנֵֽרְדָ֔הne.re.DahH3381down,andthereconfoundtheirlanguageH8193,thattheymaynotunderstandoneH376another’sspeech.

8SoJehovahscatteredוַיָּ֨פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327themabroadfromthenceuponthefaceH6440ofalltheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:andtheyleftoffbuildingלִבְנֹ֥תliv.NotH1129thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

9ThereforeH3651wasthenameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034ofitcalledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121Babel;becauseJehovahdidthereconfoundthelanguageשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193ofalltheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:andfromthencedidJehovahscatterהֱפִיצָ֣םhe.fi.TzamH6327themabroaduponthefaceH6440ofalltheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

10ThesearethegenerationsH8435ofShemשֵׁ֔םShemH8035.Shemשֵׁ֚םShemH8035wasahundredמְאַ֣תme.'AtH3967yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141old,andbegatArpachshadtwoyearsשְׁנָתַ֖יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141afterthefloodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ha.ma.BulH3999:

11andShemשֵׁ֗םShemH8035livedH2421afterhebegatArpachshadfiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegatsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

12AndArpachshadlivedH2421fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegatShelahשָֽׁלַח׃Sha.lachH7974:

13andArpachshadlivedH2421afterhebegatShelahשֶׁ֔לַחShe.lachH7974fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967andthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsH8141,andbegatsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

14AndShelahוְשֶׁ֥לַחve.She.lachH7974livedH2421thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegatEberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677:

15andShelahשֶׁ֗לַחShe.lachH7974livedH2421afterhebegatEberעֵ֔בֶר'E.verH5677fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967andthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsH8141,andbegatsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

16AndEberעֵ֕בֶר'E.verH5677livedH2421fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegatPelegפָּֽלֶג׃Pa.legH6389:

17andEberעֵ֗בֶר'E.verH5677livedH2421afterhebegatPelegפֶּ֔לֶגPe.legH6389fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsH8141,andbegatsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

18AndPelegפֶ֖לֶגFe.legH6389livedH2421thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegatReuרְעֽוּ׃re.'UH7466:

19andPelegפֶ֗לֶגFe.legH6389livedH2421afterhebegatReuרְע֔וּre.'UH7466twoוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andnineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearsH8141,andbegatsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

20AndReuרְע֔וּre.'UH7466livedH2421twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegatSerugשְׂרֽוּג׃se.RugH8286:

21andReuרְע֗וּre.'UH7466livedH2421afterhebegatSerugשְׂר֔וּגse.RugH8286twoוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andsevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsH8141,andbegatsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

22AndSerugשְׂר֖וּגse.RugH8286livedH2421thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegatNahorנָחֽוֹר׃na.ChorH5152:

23andSerugשְׂר֗וּגse.RugH8286livedH2421afterhebegatNahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152twoמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegatsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

24AndNahorנָח֔וֹרna.ChorH5152livedH2421nineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegatTerahתָּֽרַח׃Ta.rachH8646:

25andNahorנָח֗וֹרna.ChorH5152livedH2421afterhebegatTerahתֶּ֔רַחTe.rachH8646ahundredוּמְאַ֣תu.me.'AtH3967andnineteenyearsH8141,andbegatsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

26AndTerahתֶ֖רַחTe.rachH8646livedH2421seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegatAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87,Nahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152,andHaranהָרָֽן׃ha.RanH2039.

27NowthesearethegenerationsH8435ofTerahתֶּ֔רַחTe.rachH8646.Terahתֶּ֚רַחTe.rachH8646begatAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87,Nahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152,andHaranהָרָ֑ןha.RanH2039;andHaranוְהָרָ֖ןve.ha.RanH2039begatLotלֽוֹט׃LotH3876.

28AndHaranהָרָ֔ןha.RanH2039diedH4191beforehisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Terahתֶּ֣רַחTe.rachH8646inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofhisnativity,inUroftheChaldees.

29AndAbramH87andNahorH5152tookH3947themwives:thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034ofAbram’swifeH802wasSaraiשָׂרָ֔יsa.RaiH8297;andthenameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034ofNahor’swifeH802,Milcahמִלְכָּ֔הmil.KahH4435,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofHaranהָרָ֥ןha.RanH2039,thefatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1ofMilcahמִלְכָּ֖הmil.KahH4435,andthefatherוַֽאֲבִ֥יva.'a.ViH1ofIscah.

30AndSaraiשָׂרַ֖יsa.RaiH8297wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֑ה'a.ka.RahH6135; shehadnochild.

31AndTerahתֶּ֜רַחTe.rachH8646tookH3947AbramH87hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,andLotל֤וֹטLotH3876thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHaranהָרָן֙ha.RanH2039,hisson’sבֶּן־ben-H1121sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,andSaraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297hisdaughter-in-law,hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121Abram’swifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802;andtheywentH3318forthH3318withthemfromUroftheChaldees,togoH3318intothelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667;andtheycameH935untoHaranH2039,anddweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there.

32Andthedaysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117ofTerahתֶ֔רַחTe.rachH8646wereH1961twoוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andfiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsH8141:andTerahתֶּ֖רַחTe.rachH8646diedH4191inHaranבְּחָרָֽן׃ סbe.cha.RanH2771.

Commentaries on Genesis 11

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