Genesis 11:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the LORDיְהוָ֥ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
scatteredוַיָּ֨פֶץ
(vai·ya·fetz)
6327a: to be dispersed or scattereda prim. root
them abroad from thereמִשָּׁ֖ם
(mi·sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
overעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the faceפְּנֵ֣י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of the wholeכָל־
(chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
earth;הָאָ֑רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and they stoppedוַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּ
(vai·yach·de·lu)
2308: to ceasea prim. root
buildingלִבְנֹ֥ת
(liv·not)
1129: to builda prim. root
the city.הָעִֽיר׃
(ha·'ir.)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
So the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
scattered them abroad
puwts  (poots)
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
from thence
sham  (shawm)
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence -- in it, + thence, there (-in, + of, + out), + thither, + whither.
upon the face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of all the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and they left off
chadal  (khaw-dal')
to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle -- cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.
to build
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city.

King James Bible
So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So from there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth, and they stopped building the city.

International Standard Version
So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the surface of the whole earth, so that they had to stop building the city.

NET Bible
So the LORD scattered them from there across the face of the entire earth, and they stopped building the city.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the LORD scattered them all over the face of the earth, and they stopped building the city.

King James 2000 Bible
So the LORD scattered them abroad from there upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city.
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