1And thewholeכָל־khol-H3605earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was of onelanguageשָׂפָ֣הsa.FahH8193and of onespeechH8193.
2And itcameH1961topassH1961, as theyjourneyedבְּנָסְעָ֣םbe.na.se.'AmH5265eastמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924, that theyfoundוַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672aplainבִקְעָ֛הvik.'AhH1237in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֖רshin.'ArH8152; and theydweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there.
3And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559one toanotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453,Goוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961to,letהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961usאֶל־'el-H413makeנִלְבְּנָ֣הnil.be.NahH3835brickלְבֵנִ֔יםle.ve.NimH3843, andburnוְנִשְׂרְפָ֖הve.nis.re.FahH8313them throughly. And they hadbrickהַלְּבֵנָה֙ha.le.ve.NahH3843forstoneלְאָ֔בֶןle.'A.venH68, and slime had they for mortar.
4And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Go to, letusH5921buildנִבְנֶה־niv.neh-H1129usH5921acityעִ֗יר'IrH5892, and atowerוּמִגְדָּל֙u.mig.DalH4026,whoseH3605topוְרֹאשׁ֣וֹve.ro.ShoH7218may reach untoheavenבַשָּׁמַ֔יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and letusH5921makeוְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־ve.na.'a.seh-H6213usH5921anameשֵׁ֑םShemH8034;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435weH6435bescatteredנָפ֖וּץna.FutzH6327abroaduponH5921thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of thewholeH3605earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
6And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, they are onepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971, and they haveallH3605onelanguageוְשָׂפָ֤הve.sa.FahH8193; and this iswhatH834theybeginהַחִלָּ֣םha.chi.LamH2490todoלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213: andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808will be withholden from them,whichH834theypurposeוְזֶ֖הve.ZehH2088todoלַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת׃La.'a.SotH6213.
7Goנֵֽרְדָ֔הne.re.DahH3381to,letH3381usהָ֚בָהHa.vahH3051goH3381downH3381, and there confound theirlanguageשְׂפָתָ֑םse.fa.TamH8193, that they maynotלֹ֣אlo'H3808understandיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085oneanother’sרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453speechשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193.
8SoH6440theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068scatteredוַיָּ֨פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327them abroad from thenceuponH5921thefaceH6440ofallכָל־khol-H3605theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and theyleftמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033offH5921tobuildלִבְנֹ֥תliv.NotH1129thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
9Therefore was thenameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034of itcalledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121Babelבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894;becauseכִּי־ki-H3588theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068didH3651there confound thelanguageשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and from thencedidH3651theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068scatterהֱפִיצָ֣םhe.fi.TzamH6327them abroaduponH5921thefaceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.
10Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are thegenerationsתּוֹלְדֹ֣תtol.DotH8435ofShemשֵׁ֔םShemH8035.Shemשֵׁ֚םShemH8035was anhundredמְאַ֣תme.'AtH3967yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, and begatArpachshadH775twoH775yearsשְׁנָתַ֖יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141afterאַחַ֥ר'a.CharH310thefloodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ha.ma.BulH3999:
11andShemשֵׁ֗םShemH8035livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatArpachshadאַרְפַּכְשָׁ֔ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, and begatsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.
12AndArpachshadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֣דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775livedחַ֔יChaiH2421fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, and begatShelahשָֽׁלַח׃Sha.lachH7974:
13andArpachshadאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֗ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775livedוַֽיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatShelahשֶׁ֔לַחShe.lachH7974fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967andthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsH8141, and begatsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.
14AndShelahוְשֶׁ֥לַחve.She.lachH7974livedחַ֖יchaiH2421thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, and begatEberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677:
15andShelahשֶׁ֗לַחShe.lachH7974livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatEberעֵ֔בֶר'E.verH5677fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967andthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsH8141, and begatsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.
16AndEberעֵ֕בֶר'E.verH5677livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, and begatPelegפָּֽלֶג׃Pa.legH6389:
17andEberעֵ֗בֶר'E.verH5677livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatPelegפֶּ֔לֶגPe.legH6389fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsH8141, and begatsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.
18AndPelegפֶ֖לֶגFe.legH6389livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, and begatReuרְעֽוּ׃re.'UH7466:
19andPelegפֶ֗לֶגFe.legH6389livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatReuרְע֔וּre.'UH7466twoוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andnineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearsH8141, and begatsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.
20AndReuרְע֔וּre.'UH7466livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, and begatSerugשְׂרֽוּג׃se.RugH8286:
21andReuרְע֗וּre.'UH7466livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatSerugשְׂר֔וּגse.RugH8286twoוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andsevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsH8141, and begatsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.
22AndSerugשְׂר֖וּגse.RugH8286livedוַיְחִ֥יvay.ChiH2421thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, and begatNahorנָחֽוֹר׃na.ChorH5152:
23andSerugשְׂר֗וּגse.RugH8286livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310he begatNahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152twoמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, and begatsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.
24AndNahorנָח֔וֹרna.ChorH5152livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421nineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, and begatTerahתָּֽרַח׃Ta.rachH8646:
25andNahorנָח֗וֹרna.ChorH5152livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310he begatTerahתֶּ֔רַחTe.rachH8646anhundredוּמְאַ֣תu.me.'AtH3967andnineteenעֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'es.RehH6240yearsH8141, and begatsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.
26AndTerahתֶ֖רַחTe.rachH8646livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, and begatAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87,Nahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152, andHaranהָרָֽן׃ha.RanH2039.
28AndHaranהָרָ֔ןha.RanH2039diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in thepresenceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Terahתֶּ֣רַחTe.rachH8646in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of his nativity, in Ur of theChaldeesכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.
29AndAbramאַבְרָ֧ם'av.RamH87andNahorוְנָח֛וֹרve.na.ChorH5152tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947themwivesנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802: thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034ofAbram’sאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802wasSaraiשָׂרָ֔יsa.RaiH8297; and thenameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034ofNahor’sנָחוֹר֙na.chOrH5152wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802,Milcahמִלְכָּ֔הmil.KahH4435, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofHaranהָרָ֥ןha.RanH2039, thefatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1ofMilcahמִלְכָּ֖הmil.KahH4435, and thefatherוַֽאֲבִ֥יva.'a.ViH1ofIscahיִסְכָּֽה׃yis.KahH3252.
30AndSaraiשָׂרַ֖יsa.RaiH8297wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֑ה'a.ka.RahH6135; she hadnoאֵ֥ין'einH369childוָלָֽד׃va.LadH2056.
31AndTerahתֶּ֜רַחTe.rachH8646tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947Abramאַבְרָ֣ם'av.RamH87hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121, andLotל֤וֹטLotH3876thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHaranהָרָן֙ha.RanH2039, hisson’sבֶּן־ben-H1121sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, andSaraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297his daughter in law, hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121Abram’sאַבְרָ֣ם'av.RamH87wifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802; and theywentH3318forthH3318with them from Ur of theChaldeesכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.DimH3778, togoH3318intoH935thelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667; and theycameH935untoHaranH2039, anddweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there.
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