Genesis 11
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Genesis 11:6-7

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.
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.”
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