Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 11

1And the wholeearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was ofoneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259languageשָׂפָ֣הsa.FahH8193, and ofoneאֲחָדִֽים׃'a.cha.DimH259speechוּדְבָרִ֖יםu.de.va.RimH1697.

2And it came to pass, as theyjourneyedבְּנָסְעָ֣םbe.na.se.'AmH5265from theeastמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924, that theyfoundוַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672aplainבִקְעָ֛הvik.'AhH1237in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֖רshin.'ArH8152; and theydweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there.

3And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376toanotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453,comeהָ֚בָהHa.vahH3051, let usmakeנִלְבְּנָ֣הnil.be.NahH3835brickלְבֵנִ֔יםle.ve.NimH3843, andburnוְנִשְׂרְפָ֖הve.nis.re.FahH8313themthoroughlyלִשְׂרֵפָ֑הlis.re.FahH8316. And they hadbrickהַלְּבֵנָה֙ha.le.ve.NahH3843forstoneלְאָ֔בֶןle.'A.venH68, andslimeוְהַ֣חֵמָ֔רve.Ha.che.MarH2564hadH1961they formortarלַחֹֽמֶר׃la.Cho.merH2563.

4And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,comeהָ֣בָה׀Ha.vahH3051, let usbuildנִבְנֶה־niv.neh-H1129us acityעִ֗יר'IrH5892and atowerוּמִגְדָּל֙u.mig.DalH4026, whosetopוְרֹאשׁ֣וֹve.ro.ShoH7218may reach toheavenבַשָּׁמַ֔יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064; and let usmakeוְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־ve.na.'a.seh-H6213us anameשֵׁ֑םShemH8034, lest we should be scatteredabroadנָפ֖וּץna.FutzH6327upon thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the wholeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

5And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068camedownוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toseeלִרְאֹ֥תlir.'OtH7200thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892and thetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֑לha.mig.DalH4026, which thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofmenהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120werebuildingבָּנ֖וּba.NuH1129.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, thepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971isoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259, and they have alloneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259languageוְשָׂפָ֤הve.sa.FahH8193; and this theybeginהַחִלָּ֣םha.chi.LamH2490todoלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213: and nownothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808 H3605will bewithheldיִבָּצֵ֣רyi.ba.TzerH1219from them, which they haveimaginedיָזְמ֖וּya.ze.MuH2161todoלַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת׃La.'a.SotH6213.

7Comeהָ֚בָהHa.vahH3051, let us godownנֵֽרְדָ֔הne.re.DahH3381, and thereconfoundוְנָבְלָ֥הve.na.ve.LahH1101theirlanguageשְׂפָתָ֑םse.fa.TamH8193,thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834they may notunderstandיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376another’sרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453speechשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193.

8So theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068scattered themabroadוַיָּ֨פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327fromthereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033upon thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of all theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and theystoppedוַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּvai.yach.de.LuH2308buildingלִבְנֹ֥תliv.NotH1129thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

9Therefore is the name ofitשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034calledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121Babelבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894; because theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068thereconfoundedבָּלַ֥לba.LalH1101thelanguageשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of all theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and from theredidH6327theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068scatter themabroadH6327upon thefaceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of all theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

10These are thegenerationsתּוֹלְדֹ֣תtol.DotH8435ofShemשֵׁ֔םShemH8035:Shemשֵׁ֚םShemH8035was anhundredמְאַ֣תme.'AtH3967yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, andbegatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשָׁ֑ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775twoyearsשְׁנָתַ֖יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141afterאַחַ֥ר'a.CharH310thefloodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ha.ma.BulH3999:

11AndShemשֵׁ֗םShemH8035livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310hebegatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשָׁ֔ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andbegatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

12AndArphaxadוְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֣דve.'ar.pakh.ShadH775livedH2425fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andbegatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Salahשָֽׁלַח׃Sha.lachH7974:

13AndArphaxadאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֗ד'ar.pakh.ShadH775livedוַֽיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310hebegatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Salahשֶׁ֔לַחShe.lachH7974fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredשָׁנִ֔ים מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nim me.'otH3967 H8141andthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andbegatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

14AndSalahוְשֶׁ֥לַחve.She.lachH7974livedH2425thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andbegatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677:

15AndSalahשֶׁ֗לַחShe.lachH7974livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310hebegatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Eberעֵ֔בֶר'E.verH5677fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredשָׁנִ֔ים מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nim me.'otH3967 H8141andthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andbegatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

16AndEberעֵ֕בֶר'E.verH5677livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andbegatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Pelegפָּֽלֶג׃Pa.legH6389:

17AndEberעֵ֗בֶר'E.verH5677livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310hebegatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Pelegפֶּ֔לֶגPe.legH6389fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH3967 H8141andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andbegatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

18AndPelegפֶ֖לֶגFe.legH6389livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andbegatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Reuרְעֽוּ׃re.'UH7466:

19AndPelegפֶ֗לֶגFe.legH6389livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310hebegatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Reuרְע֔וּre.'UH7466twohundredשָׁנִ֖ים וּמָאתַ֣יִםsha.Nim u.ma.Ta.yimH3967 H8141andnineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andbegatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

20AndReuרְע֔וּre.'UH7466livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andbegatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Serugשְׂרֽוּג׃se.RugH8286:

21AndReuרְע֗וּre.'UH7466livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310hebegatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Serugשְׂר֔וּגse.RugH8286twohundredשָׁנִ֖ים וּמָאתַ֣יִםsha.Nim u.ma.Ta.yimH3967 H8141andsevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andbegatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

22AndSerugשְׂר֖וּגse.RugH8286livedוַיְחִ֥יvay.ChiH2421thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andbegatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Nahorנָחֽוֹר׃na.ChorH5152:

23AndSerugשְׂר֗וּגse.RugH8286livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310hebegatהוֹלִיד֥וֹho.li.DoH3205Nahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152twohundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andbegatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

24AndNahorנָח֔וֹרna.ChorH5152livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421nineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andbegatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Terahתָּֽרַח׃Ta.rachH8646:

25AndNahorנָח֗וֹרna.ChorH5152livedוַיְחִ֣יvay.ChiH2421afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310hebegatהוֹלִיד֣וֹho.li.DoH3205Terahתֶּ֔רַחTe.rachH8646anhundredשָׁנָ֖ה וּמְאַ֣תsha.Nah u.me.'AtH3967 H8141andnineteenתְּשַֽׁע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הte.sha'- 'es.RehH6240 H8672yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andbegatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃ סu.va.NotH1323.

26AndTerahתֶ֖רַחTe.rachH8646livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, andbegatוַיּ֙וֹלֶד֙vai.Yo.ledH3205Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87,Nahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152, andHaranהָרָֽן׃ha.RanH2039.

27Now these are thegenerationsתּוֹלְדֹ֣תtol.DotH8435ofTerahתֶּ֔רַחTe.rachH8646:Terahתֶּ֚רַחTe.rachH8646begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87,Nahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152, andHaranהָרָ֑ןha.RanH2039; andHaranוְהָרָ֖ןve.ha.RanH2039begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Lotלֽוֹט׃LotH3876.

28AndHaranהָרָ֔ןha.RanH2039diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Terahתֶּ֣רַחTe.rachH8646in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of hisnativityמוֹלַדְתּ֖וֹmo.lad.ToH4138, inUrבְּא֥וּרbe.'UrH218of 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.

30ButSaraiשָׂרַ֖יsa.RaiH8297wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֑ה'a.ka.RahH6135; she had nochildוָלָֽד׃va.LadH2056.

31AndTerahתֶּ֜רַחTe.rachH8646tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947Abramאַבְרָ֣ם'av.RamH87hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121, andLotל֤וֹטLotH3876thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHaranהָרָן֙ha.RanH2039hisson’sבֶּן־ben-H1121sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, andSaraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297his daughter inlawכַּלָּת֔וֹka.la.ToH3618, hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121Abram’sאַבְרָ֣ם'av.RamH87wifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802; and they wentforthוַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318with them fromUrמֵא֣וּרme.'UrH218of theChaldeesכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.DimH3778, togoH3212into thelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667; and theycameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toHaranחָרָ֖ןcha.RanH2771, anddweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there.

32And thedaysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117ofTerahתֶ֔רַחTe.rachH8646were twohundredשָׁנִ֖ים וּמָאתַ֣יִםsha.Nim u.ma.Ta.yimH3967 H8141andfiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141: andTerahתֶּ֖רַחTe.rachH8646diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191inHaranבְּחָרָֽן׃ סbe.cha.RanH2771.

Commentaries on Genesis 11

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