Genesis 11:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”
Genesis 11:7 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 11:711 words
הָבָהhāvāhGive
נֵרְדָהnērədāhDescend
וְנָבְלָהwənāvəlāhAnd overflow
שָׁםšāmThere
שְׂפָתָםśəp̄ātāmLip
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
לֹאlōʾNot
יִשְׁמְעוּyišəməʿûHear
אִישׁʾîšMan
שְׂפַתśəp̄atLip
רֵעֵהוּrēʿēhûAssociate
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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