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Genesis 11

1Andthewholeearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776hadoneH259languageשָׂפָ֣הsa.FahH8193,andthesamewordsוּדְבָרִ֖יםu.de.va.RimH1697.

2Anditcametopassastheyjourneyedfromtheeastמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,thattheyfoundH4672aplainבִקְעָ֛הvik.'AhH1237inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֖רshin.'ArH8152,anddweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there.

3AndtheysaidH559oneH376toanother,Comeon,letusmakeנִלְבְּנָ֣הnil.be.NahH3835bricksלְבֵנִ֔יםle.ve.NimH3843,andburnוְנִשְׂרְפָ֖הve.nis.re.FahH8313[them]thoroughly.Andtheyhadbrickהַלְּבֵנָה֙ha.le.ve.NahH3843forstoneלְאָ֔בֶןle.'A.venH68,andtheyhadasphaltformortar.

4AndtheysaidH559,Comeon, letusbuildנִבְנֶה־niv.neh-H1129ourselvesacityעִ֗יר'IrH5892andatowerוּמִגְדָּל֙u.mig.DalH4026,thetopוְרֹאשׁ֣וֹve.ro.ShoH7218ofwhich [mayreach]totheheavensבַשָּׁמַ֔יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064;andletusmakeוְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־ve.na.'a.seh-H6213ourselvesanameשֵׁ֑םShemH8034,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435webescatteredנָפ֖וּץna.FutzH6327overthefaceH6440ofthewholeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

5AndJehovahcameH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toseeלִרְאֹ֥תlir.'OtH7200thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892andthetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֑לha.mig.DalH4026whichthechildrenofmenH120builtH1129.

6AndJehovahsaidH559,Behold,thepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971isoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259,andhavealloneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259languageוְשָׂפָ֤הve.sa.FahH8193;andthishavetheybegunH2490todo.Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258willtheybehinderedinnothingthattheymeditatedoing.

7ComeH3381,letusgoנֵֽרְדָ֔הne.re.DahH3381down,andthereconfoundtheirlanguageH8193,thattheymaynotunderstandoneH376another'sspeech.

8AndJehovahscatteredוַיָּ֨פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327themthenceoverthefaceH6440ofthewholeearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Andtheyleftoffbuildingלִבְנֹ֥תliv.NotH1129thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

9ThereforeH3651wasitsnameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034calledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121Babel;becauseJehovahthereconfoundedthelanguageשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193ofthewholeearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.AndJehovahscatteredהֱפִיצָ֣םhe.fi.TzamH6327themthenceoverthefaceH6440ofthewholeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

10ThesearethegenerationsH8435ofShemשֵׁ֔םShemH8035.Shemשֵׁ֚םShemH8035wasahundredמְאַ֣תme.'AtH3967yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141old,andbegotArphaxadאַרְפַּכְשָׁ֑ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775twoyearsשְׁנָתַ֖יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141afterthefloodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ha.ma.BulH3999.

11AndShemשֵׁ֗םShemH8035livedH2421afterhehadbegottenArphaxadאַרְפַּכְשָׁ֔ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegotsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

12AndArphaxadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֣דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775livedH2421thirty-fiveyearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegotShelahשָֽׁלַח׃Sha.lachH7974.

13AndArphaxadאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֗ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775livedH2421afterhehadbegottenShelahשֶׁ֔לַחShe.lachH7974fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967andthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsH8141,andbegotsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

14AndShelahוְשֶׁ֥לַחve.She.lachH7974livedH2421thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegotEberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677.

15AndShelahשֶׁ֗לַחShe.lachH7974livedH2421afterhehadbegottenEberעֵ֔בֶר'E.verH5677fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967andthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsH8141,andbegotsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

16AndEberעֵ֕בֶר'E.verH5677livedH2421thirty-fouryearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegotPelegפָּֽלֶג׃Pa.legH6389.

17AndEberעֵ֗בֶר'E.verH5677livedH2421afterhehadbegottenPelegפֶּ֔לֶגPe.legH6389fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsH8141,andbegotsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

18AndPelegפֶ֖לֶגFe.legH6389livedH2421thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegotReuרְעֽוּ׃re.'UH7466.

19AndPelegפֶ֗לֶגFe.legH6389livedH2421afterhehadbegottenReuרְע֔וּre.'UH7466twoוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andnineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearsH8141,andbegotsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

20AndReuרְע֔וּre.'UH7466livedH2421thirty-twoyearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegotSerugשְׂרֽוּג׃se.RugH8286.

21AndReuרְע֗וּre.'UH7466livedH2421afterhehadbegottenSerugשְׂר֔וּגse.RugH8286twoוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andsevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsH8141,andbegotsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

22AndSerugשְׂר֖וּגse.RugH8286livedH2421thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegotNahorנָחֽוֹר׃na.ChorH5152.

23AndSerugשְׂר֗וּגse.RugH8286livedH2421afterhehadbegottenNahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152twoמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegotsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

24AndNahorנָח֔וֹרna.ChorH5152livedH2421twenty-nineyearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegotTerahתָּֽרַח׃Ta.rachH8646.

25AndNahorנָח֗וֹרna.ChorH5152livedH2421afterhehadbegottenTerahתֶּ֔רַחTe.rachH8646ahundredוּמְאַ֣תu.me.'AtH3967andnineteenyearsH8141,andbegotsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

26AndTerahתֶ֖רַחTe.rachH8646livedH2421seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,andbegotAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87,Nahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152,andHaranהָרָֽן׃ha.RanH2039.

27AndthesearethegenerationsH8435ofTerahתֶּ֔רַחTe.rachH8646:Terahתֶּ֚רַחTe.rachH8646begotAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87,Nahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152,andHaranהָרָ֑ןha.RanH2039;andHaranוְהָרָ֖ןve.ha.RanH2039begotLotלֽוֹט׃LotH3876.

28AndHaranהָרָ֔ןha.RanH2039diedH4191beforethefaceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440ofhisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Terahתֶּ֣רַחTe.rachH8646inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofhisnativityatUroftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

29AndAbramH87andNahorH5152tookH3947wivesH802:thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034ofAbram'swifeH802wasSaraiשָׂרָ֔יsa.RaiH8297;andthenameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034ofNahor'swifeH802,Milcahמִלְכָּ֔הmil.KahH4435,adaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofHaranהָרָ֥ןha.RanH2039,thefatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1ofMilcahמִלְכָּ֖הmil.KahH4435andthefatherוַֽאֲבִ֥יva.'a.ViH1ofIscah.

30AndSaraiשָׂרַ֖יsa.RaiH8297wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֑ה'a.ka.RahH6135: shehadnochild.

31AndTerahתֶּ֜רַחTe.rachH8646tookH3947AbramH87hissonH1121,andLotל֤וֹטLotH3876thesonH1121ofHaranהָרָן֙ha.RanH2039hisson'ssonH1121,andSaraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297hisdaughter-in-law,hissonH1121Abram'swifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802;andtheywentH3318forthH3318togetheroutofUroftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.DimH3778,togoH3318intothelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,andcameH935asfarasHaranH2039,anddweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there.

32Andthedaysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117ofTerahתֶ֔רַחTe.rachH8646wereH1961twoוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andfiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsH8141;andTerahתֶּ֖רַחTe.rachH8646diedH4191inHaranבְּחָרָֽן׃ סbe.cha.RanH2771.

Commentaries on Genesis 11

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