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Genesis 11:2-9

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.

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