New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 11:3-9

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.”

5The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to seeלִרְאֹ֥תlir.'OtH7200the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892and the towerהַמִּגְדָּ֑לha.mig.DalH4026whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120had builtבָּנ֖וּba.NuH1129.

6The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,they are oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971,and they allלְכֻלָּ֔םle.khu.LamH3605havethe sameאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259languageוְשָׂפָ֤הve.sa.FahH8193.And thisוְזֶ֖הve.ZehH2088is what they beganהַחִלָּ֣םha.chi.LamH2490to doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,and nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258nothingלֹֽא־ כֹּ֛לlo'- kolH3808 H3605whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they purposeיָזְמ֖וּya.ze.MuH2161to doלַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת׃La.'a.SotH6213will beimpossibleיִבָּצֵ֣רyi.ba.TzerH1219for them.

7Comeהָ֚בָהHa.vahH3051,let Us goנֵֽרְדָ֔הne.re.DahH3381downH3381and thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033confuseוְנָבְלָ֥הve.na.ve.LahH1101theirlanguageשְׂפָתָ֑םse.fa.TamH8193,soאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834that they will not understandיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376another’sרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453speechשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193.”

8So the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068scatteredוַיָּ֨פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327them abroad from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the wholeכָל־khol-H3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and they stoppedוַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּvai.yach.de.LuH2308buildingלִבְנֹ֥תliv.NotH1129the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

9Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651its nameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034was calledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121Babelבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068confusedבָּלַ֥לba.LalH1101thelanguageשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and from thereוּמִשָּׁם֙u.mi.ShamH8033the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068scatteredהֱפִיצָ֣םhe.fi.TzamH6327them abroad overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

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