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Genesis 11:2-9

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.

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