Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 11:7-9
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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