Genesis 11
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Genesis 11:4-6

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'-H3808H3605will bewithheldיִבָּצֵ֣רyi.ba.TzerH1219from them, which they haveimaginedיָזְמ֖וּya.ze.MuH2161todoלַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת׃La.'a.SotH6213.
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