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Genesis 11:8-19

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.

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