New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 11:4-6
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.”
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'- kolH3808H3605whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they purposeיָזְמ֖וּya.ze.MuH2161to doלַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת׃La.'a.SotH6213will beimpossibleיִבָּצֵ֣רyi.ba.TzerH1219for them.
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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