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Genesis 11:2-4

2וַֽיְהִ֖יvay.Hiand it wasH9001 H1961בְּנָסְעָ֣םbe.na.se.'Amwhen set out theyH9003 H5265 H9048מִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demfrom [the] eastH9006 H6924וַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּvai.yim.tze.'Uand they foundH9001 H4672בִקְעָ֛הvik.'Aha plainH1237בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH9003 H776שִׁנְעָ֖רshin.'ArShinarH8152וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuand they dweltH9001 H3427שָֽׁם׃ShamthereH8033

3וַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH9001 H559אִ֣ישׁ'isheachH376אֶל־'el-toH413רֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huneighbor hisH7453 H9023הָ֚בָהHa.vahgive !H3051 H9012נִלְבְּנָ֣הnil.be.Nahlet us make bricksH3835לְבֵנִ֔יםle.ve.NimbricksH3843וְנִשְׂרְפָ֖הve.nis.re.Fahand let us burn [them]H9002 H8313לִשְׂרֵפָ֑הlis.re.Fahto burningH9005 H8316וַתְּהִ֨יva.te.Hiand <it> becameH9001 H1961לָהֶ֤םla.Hemfor <the> themH9005 H9038הַלְּבֵנָה֙ha.le.ve.Nah<the> brickH9009 H3843לְאָ֔בֶןle.'A.vento stoneH9005 H68וְהַ֣חֵמָ֔רve.Ha.che.Marand <the> bitumenH9002 H9009 H2564הָיָ֥הha.Yah<it> becameH1961לָהֶ֖םla.Hemfor <the> themH9005 H9038לַחֹֽמֶר׃la.Cho.merto <the> mortarH9005 H2563

4וַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH9001 H559הָ֣בָה׀Ha.vahgive !H3051 H9012נִבְנֶה־niv.neh-let us buildH1129לָּ֣נוּLa.nufor <the> ourselvesH9005 H9035עִ֗יר'Ira cityH5892וּמִגְדָּל֙u.mig.Daland a towerH9002 H4026וְרֹאשׁ֣וֹve.ro.Shoand top itsH9002 H7218 H9023בַשָּׁמַ֔יִםva.sha.Ma.yim[will be] in the heavensH9003 H8064וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־ve.na.'a.seh-and we may makeH9002 H6213לָּ֖נוּLa.nufor <the> ourselvesH9005 H9035שֵׁ֑םShema nameH8034פֶּן־pen-lestH6435נָפ֖וּץna.Futzwe should be scatteredH6327עַל־'al-overH5921פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] surface ofH6440כָל־khol-allH3605הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzthe earthH9009 H776

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