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Genesis 11:2-9

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.

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