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Genesis 11:2-4

2And it came to pass, as they journeyedבְּנָסְעָ֣םbe.na.se.'AmH5265from the eastמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,that they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672a plainבִקְעָ֛הvik.'AhH1237in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Shinarשִׁנְעָ֖רshin.'ArH8152;and they dweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there.

3And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453,Go toהָ֚בָהHa.vahH3051,let us makeנִלְבְּנָ֣הnil.be.NahH3835brickלְבֵנִ֔יםle.ve.NimH3843,and burnוְנִשְׂרְפָ֖הve.nis.re.FahH8313them throughlyלִשְׂרֵפָ֑הlis.re.FahH8316.And they had brickהַלְּבֵנָה֙ha.le.ve.NahH3843for stoneלְאָ֔בֶןle.'A.venH68,and pitchוְהַ֣חֵמָ֔רve.Ha.che.MarH2564hadH1961they for morterלַחֹֽמֶר׃la.Cho.merH2563.

4And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Go toהָ֣בָה׀Ha.vahH3051,let us buildנִבְנֶה־niv.neh-H1129us a cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892and a towerוּמִגְדָּל֙u.mig.DalH4026,whose topוְרֹאשׁ֣וֹve.ro.ShoH7218may reachunto heavenבַשָּׁמַ֔יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and let us makeוְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־ve.na.'a.seh-H6213us a nameשֵׁ֑םShemH8034,lest we be scattered abroadנָפ֖וּץna.FutzH6327upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the whole earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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