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Genesis 11:2-4

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.

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