Genesis 11:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.”
Genesis 11:2 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 11:29 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
בְּנָסְעָםbənāsəʿāmIn pull
מִקֶּדֶםmiqedemFrom front
וַיִּמְצְאוּwayiməṣəʾûAnd come
בִקְעָהviqəʿāhSplit
בְּאֶרֶץbəʾereṣIn earth
שִׁנְעָרšinəʿārShinar
וַיֵּשְׁבוּwayēšəvûAnd sit
שָׁםšāmThere
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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