“So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.”
Genesis 11:8 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 11:811 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יָּ֨פֶץwayāpeṣ
and he scatteredconjH6327
shake) in pieces · cast · disperse · drive ···
יְהוָ֥הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֹתָ֛/םʾōtām
themparticleH853
מִ/שָּׁ֖םmišām
from therepronH8033
thence · there (-in · of · out) ···
עַלʿal
overpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
פְּנֵ֣יpənēy
the surface ofnounH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
כָלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
הָ/אָ֑רֶץhāʾāreṣ
the earthparticleH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
וַֽ/יַּחְדְּל֖וּwayaḥədəlw
and they ceasedconjH2308
end · fall · forbear · forsake ···
לִ/בְנֹ֥תlibənōt
to buildpronH1129
obtain children · make · repair · set ···
הָ/עִֽירhāʿiyr
the cityparticleH5892
city · court · town
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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