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Genesis 11:7
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And the LORD said, Behold, the people [is] one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
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Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
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So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
Go toH3051, let us go downH3381, and there confoundH1101 their languageH8193, thatH834 they may not understandH8085 oneH376 another'sH7453 speechH8193.
Original Hebrew
הָבָה נֵרְדָה וְנָבְלָה שָׁם שְׂפָתָם אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ אִישׁ שְׂפַת רֵעֵהוּ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
הָ֚בָ/ה |
Ha.va/h | H3051 | HVqv2ms/Sh | give/ ! |
נֵֽרְדָ֔ה |
ne.re.Dah | H3381 | HVqh1cp | let us go down |
וְ/נָבְלָ֥ה |
ve./na.ve.Lah | H1101 | HC/Vqh1cp | and/ let us confuse |
שָׁ֖ם |
sham | H8033 | HD | there |
שְׂפָתָ֑/ם |
se.fa.Ta/m | H8193 | HNcfsc/Sp3mp | language/ their |
אֲשֶׁר֙ |
'a.Sher | H834 | HTr | that |
לֹ֣א |
lo' | H3808 | HTn | not |
יִשְׁמְע֔וּ |
yish.me.'U | H8085 | HVqi3mp | they will hear |
אִ֖ישׁ |
'ish | H376 | HNcmsa | each |
שְׂפַ֥ת |
se.Fat | H8193 | HNcfsc | (the) language of |
רֵעֵֽ/הוּ |
re.'E./hu | H7453 | HNcmsc/Sp3ms | neighbor/ his |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
- H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
- H1101 — בָּלַל (bâlal, baw-lal'): a primitive root; (also denominatively from בְּלִיל) to fodder; to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; to fodder; anoint, confound, [idiom] fade, mingle, mix (self), give provender, temper.
- H3051 — יָהַב (yâhab, yaw-hab'): a primitive root; to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come; ascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.
- H3381 — יָרַד (yârad, yaw-rad'): a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications); [idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
- H7453 — רֵעַ (rêaʻ, ray'-ah): or רֵיעַ; from רָעָה; an associate (more or less close); brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.
- H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
- H8193 — שָׂפָה (sâphâh, saw-faw'): or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת; probably from סָפָה or שָׁפָה through the idea of termination (compare סוֹף); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
- H8033 — שָׁם (shâm, shawm): a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, אֲשֶׁר); there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence; in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- confound — Job 5:12-13, Job 12:20, Psalms 2:4, Psalms 33:10, Acts 2:4-11
- let — Genesis 1:26, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:5, Isaiah 6:8
- may — Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 42:23, Deuteronomy 28:49, Psalms 55:9, Jeremiah 5:15, 1 Corinthians 14:2-11, 1 Corinthians 14:23
Reciprocal references (10): Genesis 11:3, Genesis 18:21, Exodus 3:8, 2 Kings 5:5, Ecclesiastes 2:1, Isaiah 5:5, Jeremiah 18:11, John 14:23, Acts 7:34, James 4:13
Related Topics
- Torrey’s: AMBITION
- Nave’s: ANTHROPOMORPHISMS, BABEL, BABYLON, CONFUSION, DISPERSION, LANGUAGE, MIRACLES, TONGUE, TOWER
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