Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 11:2-9
2Andוַֽיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961as people journeyedבְּנָסְעָ֣םbe.na.se.'AmH5265eastwardמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672a plainבִקְעָ֛הvik.'AhH1237in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Shinarשִׁנְעָ֖רshin.'ArH8152and settledוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
3And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453, “Comeהָ֚בָהHa.vahH3051,let us makeנִלְבְּנָ֣הnil.be.NahH3835bricksלְבֵנִ֔יםle.ve.NimH3843and bake themוְנִשְׂרְפָ֖הve.nis.re.FahH8313thoroughlyלִשְׂרֵפָ֑הlis.re.FahH8316.”So they usedוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961brickהַלְּבֵנָה֙ha.le.ve.NahH3843instead of stoneלְאָ֔בֶןle.'A.venH68,and tarוְהַ֣חֵמָ֔רve.Ha.che.MarH2564הָיָ֥הha.YahH1961instead of mortarלַחֹֽמֶר׃la.Cho.merH2563.
4“Comeהָ֣בָה׀Ha.vahH3051,”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “let us buildנִבְנֶה־niv.neh-H1129for ourselvesa cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892with a towerוּמִגְדָּל֙u.mig.DalH4026that reachesוְרֹאשׁ֣וֹve.ro.ShoH7218to the heavensבַשָּׁמַ֔יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,that we may makeוְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־ve.na.'a.seh-H6213a nameשֵׁ֑םShemH8034for ourselvesand notפֶּן־pen-H6435be scatteredנָפ֖וּץna.FutzH6327overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”
6And the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2005they have begunהַחִלָּ֣םha.chi.LamH2490to doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thisוְזֶ֖הve.ZehH2088as oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971speaking the sameאַחַת֙ לְכֻלָּ֔ם'a.Chat le.khu.LamH3605H259languageוְשָׂפָ֤הve.sa.FahH8193,thenוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258nothingלֹֽא־ כֹּ֛לlo'- kolH3808H3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they deviseיָזְמ֖וּ לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ya.ze.Mu La.'a.SotH2161H6213will be beyondיִבָּצֵ֣רyi.ba.TzerH1219them.
7Comeהָ֚בָהHa.vahH3051,let Us go downנֵֽרְדָ֔ה שָׁ֖םne.re.Dah shamH3381H8033and confuseוְנָבְלָ֥הve.na.ve.LahH1101their languageשְׂפָתָ֑םse.fa.TamH8193,so thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834they will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808understandיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376another’sרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453speechשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193.”
8So the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068אֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853scattered themוַיָּ֨פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and they stoppedוַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּvai.yach.de.LuH2308buildingלִבְנֹ֥תliv.NotH1129the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
9That is whyעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921H3651itשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034is calledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121Babelבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,forכִּי־ki-H3588thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068confusedבָּלַ֥לba.LalH1101the languageשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605worldהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and from that placeוּמִשָּׁם֙u.mi.ShamH8033the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068scattered themהֱפִיצָ֣םhe.fi.TzamH6327overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.
Commentaries on Genesis 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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