New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 11:4-9

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.

6And the 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 have startedהַחִלָּ֣םha.chi.LamH2490to doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,and nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258nothingלֹֽא־ כֹּ֛לlo'- kolH3808 H3605whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they planיָזְמ֖וּya.ze.MuH2161to doלַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת׃La.'a.SotH6213will beH1219impossibleH1219for them.

7Comeהָ֚בָהHa.vahH3051,let Us goנֵֽרְדָ֔הne.re.DahH3381downH3381and thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033confuseוְנָבְלָ֥הve.na.ve.LahH1101theirlanguageשְׂפָתָ֑םse.fa.TamH8193,soH834thatH834they 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 allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and they stoppedוַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּvai.yach.de.LuH2308buildingלִבְנֹ֥תliv.NotH1129the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

9Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651it was namedקָרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ka.Ra' she.MahH7121 H8034Babelבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068confusedבָּלַ֥לba.LalH1101thelanguageשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and from thereוּמִשָּׁם֙u.mi.ShamH8033the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068scatteredהֱפִיצָ֣םhe.fi.TzamH6327them abroad overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

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