“And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.”
Genesis 11:5 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 11:511 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֵּ֣רֶדwayēred
and he came downconjH3381
abundantly · carry down · cast down · come down ···
יְהוָ֔הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
לִ/רְאֹ֥תlirəʾōt
to seepronH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הָ/עִ֖ירhāʿiyr
the cityparticleH5892
city · court · town
וְ/אֶתwəʾet
andconjH853
הַ/מִּגְדָּ֑לhamigədāl
the towerparticleH4026
flower · tower. Compare the names following
אֲשֶׁ֥רʾăšer
whichparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
בָּנ֖וּbānw
they had builtverbH1129
obtain children · make · repair · set ···
בְּנֵ֥יbənēy
the children ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
הָ/אָדָֽםhāʾādām
humankindparticleH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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