Genesis 11
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Genesis 11:2-3

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.
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