Genesis 11
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Genesis 11:2-4

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.
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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain