Genesis 11

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וַֽיְהִ֥יand it was כָל־all הָאָ֖רֶץthe earth שָׂפָ֣הlanguage אֶחָ֑תone וּדְבָרִ֖יםand words אֲחָדִֽים׃ones

וַֽיְהִ֖יand it was בְּנָסְעָ֣םwhen set out they מִקֶּ֑דֶםfrom the east וַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּand they found בִקְעָ֛הa plain בְּאֶ֥רֶץin the land of שִׁנְעָ֖רShinar וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּand they dwelt שָֽׁם׃there

וַיֹּאמְר֞וּand they said אִ֣ישׁeach אֶל־to רֵעֵ֗הוּneighbor his הָ֚בָהgive !נִלְבְּנָ֣הlet us make bricks לְבֵנִ֔יםbricks וְנִשְׂרְפָ֖הand let us burn them לִשְׂרֵפָ֑הto burning וַתְּהִ֨יand it becameלָהֶ֤םfor the themהַלְּבֵנָה֙the brick לְאָ֔בֶןto stone וְהַ֣חֵמָ֔רand the bitumen הָיָ֥הit becameלָהֶ֖םfor the themלַחֹֽמֶר׃to the mortar

וַיֹּאמְר֞וּand they said הָ֣בָה׀give !נִבְנֶה־let us buildלָּ֣נוּfor the ourselvesעִ֗ירa city וּמִגְדָּל֙and a tower וְרֹאשׁ֣וֹand top its בַשָּׁמַ֔יִםwill be in the heavens וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־and we may makeלָּ֖נוּfor the ourselvesשֵׁ֑םa name פֶּן־lest נָפ֖וּץwe should be scattered עַל־over פְּנֵ֥יthe surface of כָל־all הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth

וַיֵּ֣רֶדand he came down יְהוָ֔הYahweh לִרְאֹ֥תto see אֶת־obj.הָעִ֖ירthe city וְאֶת־and obj.הַמִּגְדָּ֑לthe tower אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich בָּנ֖וּthey had built בְּנֵ֥יthe children of הָאָדָֽם׃the humankind

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said יְהוָ֗הYahweh הֵ֣ןhere!עַ֤םa people אֶחָד֙one וְשָׂפָ֤הand a language אַחַת֙one לְכֻלָּ֔םbelongs to all of them וְזֶ֖הand this הַחִלָּ֣םis beginning they לַעֲשׂ֑וֹתto do וְעַתָּה֙and now לֹֽא־not יִבָּצֵ֣רit will be withheldמֵהֶ֔םfrom the themכֹּ֛לall אֲשֶׁ֥רthat יָזְמ֖וּthey will plan לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת׃to do

הָ֚בָהgive !נֵֽרְדָ֔הlet us go down וְנָבְלָ֥הand let us confuse שָׁ֖םthere שְׂפָתָ֑םlanguage their אֲשֶׁר֙that לֹ֣אnot יִשְׁמְע֔וּthey will hear אִ֖ישׁeach שְׂפַ֥תthe language of רֵעֵֽהוּ׃neighbor his

וַיָּ֨פֶץand he scattered יְהוָ֥הYahweh אֹתָ֛םobj. them מִשָּׁ֖םfrom there עַל־over פְּנֵ֣יthe surface of כָל־all הָאָ֑רֶץthe earth וַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּand they ceased לִבְנֹ֥תto build הָעִֽיר׃the city

עַל־there-כֵּ֞ן-fore קָרָ֤אsomeone called שְׁמָהּ֙name its בָּבֶ֔לBabel כִּי־for שָׁ֛םthere בָּלַ֥לhe confused יְהוָ֖הYahweh שְׂפַ֣תthe language of כָּל־all הָאָ֑רֶץthe earth וּמִשָּׁם֙and from there הֱפִיצָ֣םhe scattered them יְהוָ֔הYahweh עַל־over פְּנֵ֖יthe surface of כָּל־all הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פthe earth

אֵ֚לֶּהthese תּוֹלְדֹ֣תare the accounts of שֵׁ֔םShem שֵׁ֚םShem בֶּן־was a son of מְאַ֣תone hundred שָׁנָ֔הyears וַיּ֖וֹלֶדand he fathered אֶת־obj.אַרְפַּכְשָׁ֑דArphaxad שְׁנָתַ֖יִםtwo years אַחַ֥רafter הַמַּבּֽוּל׃the flood

וַֽיְחִי־and he lived שֵׁ֗םShem אַֽחֲרֵי֙after הוֹלִיד֣וֹfathered he אֶת־obj.אַרְפַּכְשָׁ֔דArphaxad חֲמֵ֥שׁfive מֵא֖וֹתhundreds שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיּ֥וֹלֶדand he fathered בָּנִ֖יםsons וּבָנֽוֹת׃ סand daughters

וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֣דand Arphaxad חַ֔יhe lived חָמֵ֥שׁfive וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםand thirty שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיּ֖וֹלֶדand he fathered אֶת־obj.שָֽׁלַח׃Shelah

וַֽיְחִ֣יand he lived אַרְפַּכְשַׁ֗דArphaxad אַֽחֲרֵי֙after הוֹלִיד֣וֹfathered he אֶת־obj.שֶׁ֔לַחShelah שָׁלֹ֣שׁthree שָׁנִ֔יםyears וְאַרְבַּ֥עand four מֵא֖וֹתhundreds שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיּ֥וֹלֶדand he fathered בָּנִ֖יםsons וּבָנֽוֹת׃ סand daughters

וְשֶׁ֥לַחand Shelah חַ֖יhe lived שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםthirty שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיּ֖וֹלֶדand he fathered אֶת־obj.עֵֽבֶר׃Eber

וַֽיְחִי־and he lived שֶׁ֗לַחShelah אַחֲרֵי֙after הוֹלִיד֣וֹfathered he אֶת־obj.עֵ֔בֶרEber שָׁלֹ֣שׁthree שָׁנִ֔יםyears וְאַרְבַּ֥עand four מֵא֖וֹתhundreds שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיּ֥וֹלֶדand he fathered בָּנִ֖יםsons וּבָנֽוֹת׃ סand daughters

וַֽיְחִי־and he lived עֵ֕בֶרEber אַרְבַּ֥עfour וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםand thirty שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיּ֖וֹלֶדand he fathered אֶת־obj.פָּֽלֶג׃Peleg

וַֽיְחִי־and he lived עֵ֗בֶרEber אַחֲרֵי֙after הוֹלִיד֣וֹfathered he אֶת־obj.פֶּ֔לֶגPeleg שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםthirty שָׁנָ֔הyears וְאַרְבַּ֥עand four מֵא֖וֹתhundreds שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיּ֥וֹלֶדand he fathered בָּנִ֖יםsons וּבָנֽוֹת׃ סand daughters

וַֽיְחִי־and he lived פֶ֖לֶגPeleg שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםthirty שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיּ֖וֹלֶדand he fathered אֶת־obj.רְעֽוּ׃Reu

וַֽיְחִי־and he lived פֶ֗לֶגPeleg אַחֲרֵי֙after הוֹלִיד֣וֹfathered he אֶת־obj.רְע֔וּReu תֵּ֥שַׁעnine שָׁנִ֖יםyears וּמָאתַ֣יִםand two hundred שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיּ֥וֹלֶדand he fathered בָּנִ֖יםsons וּבָנֽוֹת׃ סand daughters

וַיְחִ֣יand he lived רְע֔וּReu שְׁתַּ֥יִםtwo וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםand thirty שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיּ֖וֹלֶדand he fathered אֶת־obj.שְׂרֽוּג׃Serug

וַיְחִ֣יand he lived רְע֗וּReu אַחֲרֵי֙after הוֹלִיד֣וֹfathered he אֶת־obj.שְׂר֔וּגSerug שֶׁ֥בַעseven שָׁנִ֖יםyears וּמָאתַ֣יִםand two hundred שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיּ֥וֹלֶדand he fathered בָּנִ֖יםsons וּבָנֽוֹת׃ סand daughters

וַיְחִ֥יand he lived שְׂר֖וּגSerug שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםthirty שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיּ֖וֹלֶדand he fathered אֶת־obj.נָחֽוֹר׃Nahor

וַיְחִ֣יand he lived שְׂר֗וּגSerug אַחֲרֵ֛יafter הוֹלִיד֥וֹfathered he אֶת־obj.נָח֖וֹרNahor מָאתַ֣יִםtwo hundred שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיּ֥וֹלֶדand he fathered בָּנִ֖יםsons וּבָנֽוֹת׃ סand daughters

וַיְחִ֣יand he lived נָח֔וֹרNahor תֵּ֥שַׁעnine וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםand twenty שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיּ֖וֹלֶדand he fathered אֶת־obj.תָּֽרַח׃Terah

וַיְחִ֣יand he lived נָח֗וֹרNahor אַחֲרֵי֙after הוֹלִיד֣וֹfathered he אֶת־obj.תֶּ֔רַחTerah תְּשַֽׁע־nine-עֶשְׂרֵ֥הteen שָׁנָ֖הyears וּמְאַ֣תand one hundred שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיּ֥וֹלֶדand he fathered בָּנִ֖יםsons וּבָנֽוֹת׃ סand daughters

וַֽיְחִי־and he lived תֶ֖רַחTerah שִׁבְעִ֣יםseventy שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיּ֙וֹלֶד֙and he fathered אֶת־obj.אַבְרָ֔םAbram אֶת־obj.נָח֖וֹרNahor וְאֶת־and obj.הָרָֽן׃Haran

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙and these תּוֹלְדֹ֣תare the accounts of תֶּ֔רַחTerah תֶּ֚רַחTerah הוֹלִ֣ידhe fathered אֶת־obj.אַבְרָ֔םAbram אֶת־obj.נָח֖וֹרNahor וְאֶת־and obj.הָרָ֑ןHaran וְהָרָ֖ןand Haran הוֹלִ֥ידhe fathered אֶת־obj.לֽוֹט׃Lot

וַיָּ֣מָתand he died הָרָ֔ןHaran עַל־on פְּנֵ֖יthe face of תֶּ֣רַחTerah אָבִ֑יוfather his בְּאֶ֥רֶץin the land of מוֹלַדְתּ֖וֹkindred his בְּא֥וּרin Ur כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃of the Chaldeans

וַיִּקַּ֨חand he took אַבְרָ֧םAbram וְנָח֛וֹרand Nahorלָהֶ֖םfor the themselvesנָשִׁ֑יםwives שֵׁ֤םthe name of אֵֽשֶׁת־the wife of אַבְרָם֙Abram שָׂרָ֔יwas Sarai וְשֵׁ֤םand the name of אֵֽשֶׁת־the wife of נָחוֹר֙Nahor מִלְכָּ֔הwas Milcah בַּת־the daughter of הָרָ֥ןHaran אֲבִֽי־the father of מִלְכָּ֖הMilcah וַֽאֲבִ֥יand the father of יִסְכָּֽה׃Iscah

וַתְּהִ֥יand she was שָׂרַ֖יSarai עֲקָרָ֑הbarren אֵ֥יןnotלָ֖הּbelonged to the herוָלָֽד׃a child

וַיִּהְי֣וּand they were יְמֵי־the days of תֶ֔רַחTerah חָמֵ֥שׁfive שָׁנִ֖יםyears וּמָאתַ֣יִםand two hundred שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיָּ֥מָתand he died תֶּ֖רַחTerah בְּחָרָֽן׃ סin Haran

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