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וַיְהִ֥י
 
H1961

כָל
 
H3605

And the whole earth
 
הָאָ֖רֶץ
 
H776

language
 
שָׂפָ֣ה
 
H8193

and of one
 
אֲחָדִֽים׃
 
H259

speech
 
וּדְבָרִ֖ים
 
H1697

and of one
 
אֲחָדִֽים׃
 
H259

2

וַיְהִ֖י
 
H1961

And it came to pass as they journeyed
 
בְּנָסְעָ֣ם
 
H5265

from the east
 
מִקֶּ֑דֶם
 
H6924

that they found
 
וַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּ
 
H4672

a plain
 
בִקְעָ֛ה
 
H1237

in the land
 
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ
 
H776

of Shinar
 
שִׁנְעָ֖ר
 
H8152

and they dwelt
 
וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ
 
H3427

שָֽׁם׃
 
H8033

3
 
And they said
 
וַיֹּֽאמְר֞וּ
 
H559

one
 
אִ֣ישׁ
 
H376

אֶל
 
H413

to another
 
רֵעֵ֗הוּ
 
H7453

Go to
 
הָ֚בָה
 
H3051

let us make
 
נִלְבְּנָ֣ה
 
H3835

And they had brick
 
הַלְּבֵנָה֙
 
H3843

and burn
 
וְנִשְׂרְפָ֖ה
 
H8313

them throughly
 
לִשְׂרֵפָ֑ה
 
H8316

had
 
הָיָ֥ה
 
H1961

לָהֶ֤ם
 
H0

And they had brick
 
הַלְּבֵנָה֙
 
H3843

for stone
 
לְאָ֔בֶן
 
H68

and slime
 
וְהַ֣חֵמָ֔ר
 
H2564

had
 
הָיָ֥ה
 
H1961

לָהֶ֖ם
 
H0

they for morter
 
לַחֹֽמֶר׃
 
H2563

4
 
And they said
 
וַיֹּֽאמְר֞וּ
 
H559

Go to
 
הָ֣בָה׀
 
H3051

let us build
 
נִבְנֶה
 
H1129

לָּ֣נוּ
 
H0

us a city
 
עִ֗יר
 
H5892

and a tower
 
וּמִגְדָּל֙
 
H4026

whose top
 
וְרֹאשׁ֣וֹ
 
H7218

may reach unto heaven
 
בַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
 
H8064

and let us make
 
וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה
 
H6213

לָּ֖נוּ
 
H0

us a name
 
שֵׁ֑ם
 
H8034

פֶּן
 
H6435

lest we be scattered abroad
 
נָפ֖וּץ
 
H6327

עַל
 
H5921

upon the face
 
פְּנֵ֥י
 
H6440

כָל
 
H3605

of the whole earth
 
הָאָֽרֶץ׃
 
H776

5
 
came down
 
וַיֵּ֣רֶד
 
H3381

And the LORD
 
יְהוָ֔ה
 
H3068

to see
 
לִרְאֹ֥ת
 
H7200

אֶת
 
H853

the city
 
הָעִ֖יר
 
H5892

וְאֶת
 
H853

and the tower
 
הַמִּגְדָּ֑ל
 
H4026

אֲשֶׁ֥ר
 
H834

builded
 
בָּנ֖וּ
 
H1129

which the children
 
בְּנֵ֥י
 
H1121

of men
 
הָֽאָדָֽם׃
 
H120

6
 
said
 
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
 
H559

And the LORD
 
יְהוָ֗ה
 
H3068

הֵ֣ן
 
H2005

Behold the people
 
עַ֤ם
 
H5971

and they have all one
 
אַחַת֙
 
H259

language
 
וְשָׂפָ֤ה
 
H8193

and they have all one
 
אַחַת֙
 
H259

לְכֻלָּ֔ם
 
H3605

וְזֶ֖ה
 
H2088

and this they begin
 
הַֽחִלָּ֣ם
 
H2490

to do
 
לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת׃
 
H6213

וְעַתָּה֙
 
H6258

and now nothing
 
לֹֽא
 
H3808

will be restrained
 
יִבָּצֵ֣ר
 
H1219

מֵהֶ֔ם
 
H1992

כֹּ֛ל
 
H3605

אֲשֶׁ֥ר
 
H834

from them which they have imagined
 
יָֽזְמ֖וּ
 
H2161

to do
 
לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת׃
 
H6213

7
 
Go to
 
הָ֚בָה
 
H3051

let us go down
 
נֵֽרְדָ֔ה
 
H3381

and there confound
 
וְנָֽבְלָ֥ה
 
H1101

שָׁ֖ם
 
H8033

speech
 
שְׂפַ֥ת
 
H8193

that
 
אֲשֶׁר֙
 
H834

לֹ֣א
 
H3808

they may not understand
 
יִשְׁמְע֔וּ
 
H8085

אִ֖ישׁ
 
H582

speech
 
שְׂפַ֥ת
 
H8193

another's
 
רֵעֵֽהוּ׃
 
H7453

8
 
scattered them abroad
 
וַיָּ֨פֶץ
 
H6327

So the LORD
 
יְהוָ֥ה
 
H3068

אֹתָ֛ם
 
H853

from thence
 
מִשָּׁ֖ם
 
H8033

עַל
 
H5921

upon the face
 
פְּנֵ֣י
 
H6440

כָל
 
H3605

of all the earth
 
הָאָ֑רֶץ
 
H776

and they left off
 
וַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּ
 
H2308

to build
 
לִבְנֹ֥ת
 
H1129

the city
 
הָעִֽיר׃
 
H5892

9

עַל
 
H5921

כֵּ֞ן
 
H3651

called
 
קָרָ֤א
 
H7121

Therefore is the name of it
 
שְׁמָהּ֙
 
H8034

Babel
 
בָּבֶ֔ל
 
H894

כִּי
 
H3588

שָׁ֛ם
 
H8033

did there confound
 
בָּלַ֥ל
 
H1101

because the LORD
 
יְהוָ֔ה
 
H3068

the language
 
שְׂפַ֣ת
 
H8193

כָּל
 
H3605

of all the earth
 
הָאָֽרֶץ׃
 
H776

וּמִשָּׁם֙
 
H8033

and from thence did
 
הֱפִיצָ֣ם
 
H6327

because the LORD
 
יְהוָ֔ה
 
H3068

עַל
 
H5921

upon the face
 
פְּנֵ֖י
 
H6440

כָּל
 
H3605

of all the earth
 
הָאָֽרֶץ׃
 
H776

10

אֵ֚לֶּה
 
H428

These are the generations
 
תּֽוֹלְדֹ֣ת
 
H8435

Shem
 
שֵׁ֚ם
 
H8035

Shem
 
שֵׁ֚ם
 
H8035

old
 
בֶּן
 
H1121

was an hundred
 
מְאַ֣ת
 
H3967

two years
 
שְׁנָתַ֖יִם
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Arphaxad
 
אַרְפַּכְשָׁ֑ד
 
H775

two years
 
שְׁנָתַ֖יִם
 
H8141

after
 
אַחַ֥ר
 
H310

the flood
 
הַמַּבּֽוּל׃
 
H3999

11
 
lived
 
וַֽיְחִי
 
H2421

And Shem
 
שֵׁ֗ם
 
H8035

after
 
אַֽחֲרֵי֙
 
H310

and begat
 
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Arphaxad
 
אַרְפַּכְשָׁ֔ד
 
H775

five
 
חֲמֵ֥שׁ
 
H2568

hundred
 
מֵא֖וֹת
 
H3967

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
 
H3205

sons
 
בָּנִ֖ים
 
H1121

and daughters
 
וּבָנֽוֹת׃
 
H1323

12
 
And Arphaxad
 
וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֣ד
 
H775

חַ֔י
 
H2421

five
 
חָמֵ֥שׁ
 
H2568

and thirty
 
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים
 
H7970

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Salah
 
שָֽׁלַח׃
 
H7974

13
 
lived
 
וַיְחִ֣י
 
H2421

And Arphaxad
 
אַרְפַּכְשַׁ֗ד
 
H775

after
 
אַֽחֲרֵי֙
 
H310

and begat
 
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Salah
 
שֶׁ֔לַח
 
H7974

and three
 
שָׁלֹ֣שׁ
 
H7969

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

four
 
וְאַרְבַּ֥ע
 
H702

hundred
 
מֵא֖וֹת
 
H3967

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
 
H3205

sons
 
בָּנִ֖ים
 
H1121

and daughters
 
וּבָנֽוֹת׃
 
H1323

14
 
And Salah
 
וְשֶׁ֥לַח
 
H7974

חַ֖י
 
H2421

thirty
 
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים
 
H7970

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Eber
 
עֵֽבֶר׃
 
H5677

15
 
lived
 
וַֽיְחִי
 
H2421

And Salah
 
שֶׁ֗לַח
 
H7974

after
 
אַֽחֲרֵי֙
 
H310

and begat
 
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Eber
 
עֵ֔בֶר
 
H5677

and three
 
שָׁלֹ֣שׁ
 
H7969

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

four
 
וְאַרְבַּ֥ע
 
H702

hundred
 
מֵא֖וֹת
 
H3967

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
 
H3205

sons
 
בָּנִ֖ים
 
H1121

and daughters
 
וּבָנֽוֹת׃
 
H1323

16
 
lived
 
וַֽיְחִי
 
H2421

And Eber
 
עֵ֕בֶר
 
H5677

four
 
אַרְבַּ֥ע
 
H702

and thirty
 
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים
 
H7970

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Peleg
 
פָּֽלֶג׃
 
H6389

17
 
lived
 
וַֽיְחִי
 
H2421

And Eber
 
עֵ֗בֶר
 
H5677

after
 
אַֽחֲרֵי֙
 
H310

and begat
 
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Peleg
 
פֶּ֔לֶג
 
H6389

and thirty
 
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים
 
H7970

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

four
 
וְאַרְבַּ֥ע
 
H702

hundred
 
מֵא֖וֹת
 
H3967

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
 
H3205

sons
 
בָּנִ֖ים
 
H1121

and daughters
 
וּבָנֽוֹת׃
 
H1323

18
 
lived
 
וַֽיְחִי
 
H2421

And Peleg
 
פֶ֖לֶג
 
H6389

thirty
 
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים
 
H7970

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Reu
 
רְעֽוּ׃
 
H7466

19
 
lived
 
וַֽיְחִי
 
H2421

And Peleg
 
פֶ֗לֶג
 
H6389

after
 
אַֽחֲרֵי֙
 
H310

and begat
 
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Reu
 
רְע֔וּ
 
H7466

and nine
 
תֵּ֥שַׁע
 
H8672

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

two hundred
 
וּמָאתַ֣יִם
 
H3967

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
 
H3205

sons
 
בָּנִ֖ים
 
H1121

and daughters
 
וּבָנֽוֹת׃
 
H1323

20
 
lived
 
וַיְחִ֣י
 
H2421

And Reu
 
רְע֔וּ
 
H7466

two
 
שְׁתַּ֥יִם
 
H8147

and thirty
 
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים
 
H7970

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Serug
 
שְׂרֽוּג׃
 
H8286

21
 
lived
 
וַיְחִ֣י
 
H2421

And Reu
 
רְע֗וּ
 
H7466

after
 
אַֽחֲרֵי֙
 
H310

and begat
 
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Serug
 
שְׂר֔וּג
 
H8286

and seven
 
שֶׁ֥בַע
 
H7651

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

two hundred
 
וּמָאתַ֣יִם
 
H3967

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
 
H3205

sons
 
בָּנִ֖ים
 
H1121

and daughters
 
וּבָנֽוֹת׃
 
H1323

22
 
lived
 
וַיְחִ֥י
 
H2421

And Serug
 
שְׂר֖וּג
 
H8286

thirty
 
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים
 
H7970

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Nahor
 
נָחֽוֹר׃
 
H5152

23
 
lived
 
וַיְחִ֣י
 
H2421

And Serug
 
שְׂר֗וּג
 
H8286

after
 
אַֽחֲרֵ֛י
 
H310

and begat
 
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Nahor
 
נָח֖וֹר
 
H5152

two hundred
 
מָאתַ֣יִם
 
H3967

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
 
H3205

sons
 
בָּנִ֖ים
 
H1121

and daughters
 
וּבָנֽוֹת׃
 
H1323

24
 
lived
 
וַיְחִ֣י
 
H2421

And Nahor
 
נָח֔וֹר
 
H5152

nine
 
תֵּ֥שַׁע
 
H8672

and twenty
 
וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים
 
H6242

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Terah
 
תָּֽרַח׃
 
H8646

25
 
lived
 
וַיְחִ֣י
 
H2421

And Nahor
 
נָח֗וֹר
 
H5152

after
 
אַֽחֲרֵי֙
 
H310

and begat
 
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Terah
 
תֶּ֔רַח
 
H8646

תְּשַֽׁע
 
H8672

and nineteen
 
עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה
 
H6240

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

an hundred
 
וּמְאַ֣ת
 
H3967

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
 
H3205

sons
 
בָּנִ֖ים
 
H1121

and daughters
 
וּבָנֽוֹת׃
 
H1323

26
 
lived
 
וַֽיְחִי
 
H2421

And Terah
 
תֶ֖רַח
 
H8646

seventy
 
שִׁבְעִ֣ים
 
H7657

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

and begat
 
וַיּ֙וֹלֶד֙
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Abram
 
אַבְרָ֔ם
 
H87

אֶת
 
H853

Nahor
 
נָח֖וֹר
 
H5152

וְאֶת
 
H853

and Haran
 
הָרָֽן׃
 
H2039

27

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙
 
H428

Now these are the generations
 
תּֽוֹלְדֹ֣ת
 
H8435

Terah
 
תֶּ֚רַח
 
H8646

Terah
 
תֶּ֚רַח
 
H8646

begat
 
הוֹלִ֥יד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Abram
 
אַבְרָ֔ם
 
H87

אֶת
 
H853

Nahor
 
נָח֖וֹר
 
H5152

וְאֶת
 
H853

and Haran
 
וְהָרָ֖ן
 
H2039

and Haran
 
וְהָרָ֖ן
 
H2039

begat
 
הוֹלִ֥יד
 
H3205

אֶת
 
H853

Lot
 
לֽוֹט׃
 
H3876

28
 
died
 
וַיָּ֣מָת
 
H4191

And Haran
 
הָרָ֔ן
 
H2039

עַל
 
H5921

before
 
פְּנֵ֖י
 
H6440

Terah
 
תֶּ֣רַח
 
H8646

his father
 
אָבִ֑יו
 
H1

in the land
 
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ
 
H776

of his nativity
 
מֽוֹלַדְתּ֖וֹ
 
H4138

in Ur
 
בְּא֥וּר
 
H218

of the Chaldees
 
כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃
 
H3778

29
 
took
 
וַיִּקַּ֨ח
 
H3947

And Abram
 
אַבְרָם֙
 
H87

and Nahor
 
נָחוֹר֙
 
H5152

לָהֶ֖ם
 
H0

them wives
 
אֵֽשֶׁת
 
H802

and the name
 
וְשֵׁ֤ם
 
H8034

them wives
 
אֵֽשֶׁת
 
H802

And Abram
 
אַבְרָם֙
 
H87

was Sarai
 
שָׂרָ֔י
 
H8297

and the name
 
וְשֵׁ֤ם
 
H8034

them wives
 
אֵֽשֶׁת
 
H802

and Nahor
 
נָחוֹר֙
 
H5152

Milcah
 
מִלְכָּ֖ה
 
H4435

the daughter
 
בַּת
 
H1323

of Haran
 
הָרָ֥ן
 
H2039

and the father
 
וַֽאֲבִ֥י
 
H1

Milcah
 
מִלְכָּ֖ה
 
H4435

and the father
 
וַֽאֲבִ֥י
 
H1

of Iscah
 
יִסְכָּֽה׃
 
H3252

30

וַתְּהִ֥י
 
H1961

But Sarai
 
שָׂרַ֖י
 
H8297

was barren
 
עֲקָרָ֑ה
 
H6135

אֵ֥ין
 
H369

לָ֖הּ
 
H0

she had no child
 
וָלָֽד׃
 
H2056

31
 
took
 
וַיִּקַּ֨ח
 
H3947

And Terah
 
תֶּ֜רַח
 
H8646

אֶת
 
H853

Abram
 
אַבְרָ֣ם
 
H87

his son
 
בְּנ֑וֹ
 
H1121

וְאֶת
 
H853

and Lot
 
ל֤וֹט
 
H3876

his son
 
בְּנ֑וֹ
 
H1121

of Haran
 
הָרָן֙
 
H2039

his son
 
בְּנ֑וֹ
 
H1121

his son
 
בְּנ֑וֹ
 
H1121

וְאֵת֙
 
H853

and Sarai
 
שָׂרַ֣י
 
H8297

his daughter in law
 
כַּלָּת֔וֹ
 
H3618

wife
 
אֵ֖שֶׁת
 
H802

Abram
 
אַבְרָ֣ם
 
H87

his son
 
בְּנ֑וֹ
 
H1121

and they went forth
 
וַיֵּֽצְא֨וּ
 
H3318

אִתָּ֜ם
 
H854

with them from Ur
 
מֵא֣וּר
 
H218

of the Chaldees
 
כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים
 
H3778

לָלֶ֙כֶת֙
 
H1980

into the land
 
אַ֣רְצָה
 
H776

of Canaan
 
כְּנַ֔עַן
 
H3667

and they came
 
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ
 
H935

עַד
 
H5704

unto Haran
 
חָרָ֖ן
 
H2771

and dwelt
 
וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ
 
H3427

שָֽׁם׃
 
H8033

32

וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ
 
H1961

And the days
 
יְמֵי
 
H3117

and Terah
 
תֶּ֖רַח
 
H8646

and five
 
חָמֵ֥שׁ
 
H2568

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

were two hundred
 
וּמָאתַ֣יִם
 
H3967

years
 
שָׁנָ֑ה
 
H8141

died
 
וַיָּ֥מָת
 
H4191

and Terah
 
תֶּ֖רַח
 
H8646

in Haran
 
בְּחָרָֽן׃
 
H2771
 
[Genesis 10](/interlinear/genesis/10) [Genesis 12](/interlinear/genesis/12)

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