Genesis 11:4
  
 

 
 
 559 [e]   4
way·yō·mə·rū   4
וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ   4
And they said   4
Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑ConsecImperf‑3mp   4
  
 

 
 
 3051 [e]
hā·ḇāh
הָ֣בָה ׀
come
V‑Qal‑Imp‑ms | 3fs
1129 [e]
niḇ·neh-
נִבְנֶה־
let us build
V‑Qal‑Imperf.h‑1cp
 
lā·nū
לָּ֣נוּ
ourselves
Prep | 1cp
5892 [e]
‘îr,
עִ֗יר
a city
N‑fs
  
 

 
 
 4026 [e]
ū·miḡ·dāl
וּמִגְדָּל֙
and a tower
Conj‑w | N‑ms
7218 [e]
wə·rō·šōw
וְרֹאשׁ֣וֹ
and the top [is]
Conj‑w | N‑msc | 3ms
  
 

 
 
 8064 [e]
ḇaš·šā·ma·yim,
בַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
in the heavens
Prep‑b, Art | N‑mp
6213 [e]
wə·na·‘ă·śeh-
וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־
and let us make
Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑ConjImperf.h‑1cp
 
lā·nū
לָּ֖נוּ
for ourselves
Prep | 1cp
  
 

 
 
 8034 [e]
šêm;
שֵׁ֑ם
a name
N‑ms
6435 [e]
pen-
פֶּן־
lest
Conj
6327 [e]
nā·p̄ūṣ
נָפ֖וּץ
we be scattered abroad
V‑Qal‑Imperf‑1cp
5921 [e]
‘al-
עַל־
over
Prep
6440 [e]
pə·nê
פְּנֵ֥י
the face
N‑cpc
3605 [e]
ḵāl
כָל־
of all
N‑msc
  
 
.
 
 
 776 [e]
hā·’ā·reṣ.
הָאָֽרֶץ׃
the earth
Art | N‑fs


















Parallel Strong's
Holman Christian Standard Bible
And they said, “ Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the sky. Let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise, we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”

New American Standard Bible
They said, "Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top [will reach] into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name, otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth."

King James Bible
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top [may reach] unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Then they said, "Come on! Let's build ourselves a city and a tower, with its summit in the heavens, and let's make a name for ourselves so we won't be scattered over the surface of the whole earth."

American Standard Version
And they said, Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

Young's Literal Translation
And they say, 'Give help, let us build for ourselves a city and tower, and its head in the heavens, and make for ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of all the earth.'
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