Genesis 11:1 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.”
Genesis 11:1 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 11:17 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
כָלḵālWhole
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
שָׂפָהśāp̄āhLip
אֶחָתʾeḥātUnited
וּדְבָרִיםûdəvārîmAnd word
אֲחָדִיםʾăḥādîmUnited
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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