New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 11:1-5

1Now allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776usedוַֽיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961the sameאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259languageשָׂפָ֣הsa.FahH8193andthe sameאֲחָדִֽים׃'a.cha.DimH259wordsוּדְבָרִ֖יםu.de.va.RimH1697.

2And it cameH1961aboutH1961,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.

3Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453, “Comeהָ֚בָהHa.vahH3051,let’s makeנִלְבְּנָ֣הnil.be.NahH3835bricksH3835andfireוְנִשְׂרְפָ֖הve.nis.re.FahH8313themthoroughlyלִשְׂרֵפָ֑הlis.re.FahH8316.”And they usedוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961brickH3843for stoneלְאָ֔בֶןle.'A.venH68,and they usedהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961tarוְהַ֣חֵמָ֔רve.Ha.che.MarH2564for mortarלַחֹֽמֶר׃la.Cho.merH2563.

4And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Comeהָ֣בָה׀Ha.vahH3051,let’s buildנִבְנֶה־niv.neh-H1129ourselves a cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892,and a towerוּמִגְדָּל֙u.mig.DalH4026whose topוְרֹאשׁ֣וֹve.ro.ShoH7218will reachinto heavenבַשָּׁמַ֔יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and let’s makeוְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־ve.na.'a.seh-H6213a nameשֵׁ֑םShemH8034for ourselves; otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435wewill be scatteredנָפ֖וּץna.FutzH6327abroad overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

5Nowthe Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to seeלִרְאֹ֥תlir.'OtH7200the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892and the towerהַמִּגְדָּ֑לha.mig.DalH4026whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834themenהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120had builtבָּנ֖וּba.NuH1129.

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