Genesis 11
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Genesis 11:2-4

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.
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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain