New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 11:2-4
2It cameוַֽיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961about as they journeyedבְּנָסְעָ֣םbe.na.se.'AmH5265eastמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,that they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672a plainבִקְעָ֛הvik.'AhH1237in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Shinarשִׁנְעָ֖רshin.'ArH8152andsettledוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
3They saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453, “Comeהָ֚בָהHa.vahH3051,let us makeנִלְבְּנָ֣הnil.be.NahH3835bricksH3835and burnוְנִשְׂרְפָ֖הve.nis.re.FahH8313themthoroughlyלִשְׂרֵפָ֑הlis.re.FahH8316.”And they usedוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961brickH3843for stoneלְאָ֔בֶןle.'A.venH68,and they usedהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961tarוְהַ֣חֵמָ֔רve.Ha.che.MarH2564for mortarלַחֹֽמֶר׃la.Cho.merH2563.
4They saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Comeהָ֣בָה׀Ha.vahH3051,let us buildנִבְנֶה־niv.neh-H1129for ourselves a cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892,and a towerוּמִגְדָּל֙u.mig.DalH4026whose topוְרֹאשׁ֣וֹve.ro.ShoH7218will reachinto heavenבַשָּׁמַ֔יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and let us makeוְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־ve.na.'a.seh-H6213for ourselvesa nameשֵׁ֑םShemH8034,otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435wewill be scatteredנָפ֖וּץna.FutzH6327abroad overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the wholeכָל־khol-H3605earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'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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