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Genesis 11:8-19

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- kenH5921 H3651itשְׁמָהּ֙she.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.

10Thisאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428is the accountתּוֹלְדֹ֣תtol.DotH8435of Shemשֵׁ֔םShemH8035.Two yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141afterאַחַ֥ר'a.CharH310the floodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ha.ma.BulH3999,when Shemשֵׁ֚םShemH8035was 100מְאַ֣תme.'AtH3967yearsשְׁנָתַ֖יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,he became the father ofוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205אֶת־'et-H853Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשָׁ֑ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775.

11And afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he had become the father ofהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205אֶת־'et-H853Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשָׁ֔ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775,Shemשֵׁ֗םShemH8035livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421500חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹתcha.Mesh me.'otH2568 H3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141and hadוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205other sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

12When Arphaxadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֣דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775wasחַ֔יChaiH242135חָמֵ֥שׁ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםcha.Mesh u.she.lo.ShimH2568 H7970years oldשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,he became the father ofוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205אֶת־'et-H853Shelahשָֽׁלַח׃Sha.lachH7974.

13And afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he had become the father ofהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205אֶת־'et-H853Shelahשֶׁ֔לַחShe.lachH7974,Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֗ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775livedוַֽיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421403שָׁלֹ֣שׁ וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹתsha.Losh ve.'ar.Ba' me.'otH7969 H702 H3967yearsH8141and hadוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205other sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

14When Shelahוְשֶׁ֥לַחve.She.lachH7974wasחַ֖יchaiH242130שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970years oldשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,he became the father ofוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205אֶת־'et-H853Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677.

15And afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he had become the father ofהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205אֶת־'et-H853Eberעֵ֔בֶר'E.verH5677,Shelahשֶׁ֗לַחShe.lachH7974livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421403שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹתsha.Losh sha.Nim ve.'ar.Ba' me.'otH702 H3967 H7969 H8141yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141and hadוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205other sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

16When Eberעֵ֕בֶר'E.verH5677wasוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H242134אַרְבַּ֥ע וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים'ar.Ba' u.she.lo.ShimH702 H7970years oldשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,he became the father ofוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205אֶת־'et-H853Pelegפָּֽלֶג׃Pa.legH6389.

17And afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he had become the father ofהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205אֶת־'et-H853Pelegפֶּ֔לֶגPe.legH6389,Eberעֵ֗בֶר'E.verH5677livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421430שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹתshe.lo.Shim sha.Nah ve.'ar.Ba' me.'otH7970 H702 H3967 H8141yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141and hadוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205other sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

18When Pelegפֶ֖לֶגFe.legH6389wasוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H242130שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970years oldשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,he became the father ofוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205אֶת־'et-H853Reuרְעֽוּ׃re.'UH7466.

19And afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he had become the father ofהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205אֶת־'et-H853Reuרְע֔וּre.'UH7466,Pelegפֶ֗לֶגFe.legH6389livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421209תֵּ֥שַׁע שָׁנִ֖ים וּמָאתַ֣יִםTe.sha' sha.Nim u.ma.Ta.yimH8672 H3967 H8141yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141and hadוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205other sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

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