Genesis 11
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Genesis 11:5-7

5וַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redand he came downH9001H3381יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068לִרְאֹ֥תlir.'Otto seeH9005H7200אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe cityH9009H5892וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H9002H853הַמִּגְדָּ֑לha.mig.Dalthe towerH9009H4026אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834בָּנ֖וּba.Nuthey had builtH1129בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] children ofH1121הָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.Dam<the> humankindH9009H120
6וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068הֵ֣ןhenhere!H2005עַ֤ם'ama peopleH5971אֶחָד֙'e.ChadoneH259וְשָׂפָ֤הve.sa.Fahand a languageH9002H8193אַחַת֙'a.ChatoneH259לְכֻלָּ֔םle.khu.Lam[belongs] to all of themH9005H3605H9028וְזֶ֖הve.Zehand thisH9002H2088הַחִלָּ֣םha.chi.Lam[is] beginning theyH2490H9048לַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.Sotto doH9005H6213וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tahand nowH9002H6258לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808יִבָּצֵ֣רyi.ba.Tzerit will be withheldH1219מֵהֶ֔םme.Hemfrom <the> themH9006H9038כֹּ֛לkolallH3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834יָזְמ֖וּya.ze.Muthey will planH2161לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת׃La.'a.Sotto doH9005H6213
7הָ֚בָהHa.vahgive !H3051H9012נֵֽרְדָ֔הne.re.Dahlet us go downH3381וְנָבְלָ֥הve.na.ve.Lahand let us confuseH9002H1101שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033שְׂפָתָ֑םse.fa.Tamlanguage theirH8193H9028אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherthatH834לֹ֣אlo'notH3808יִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'Uthey will hearH8085אִ֖ישׁ'isheachH376שְׂפַ֥תse.Fat[the] language ofH8193רֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huneighbor hisH7453H9023
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