Genesis 11:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“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

וַיָּפֶץwayāp̄eṣAnd dash

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֹתָםʾōtām—

מִשָּׁםmišāmFrom there

עַלʿalAbove

פְּנֵיpənêFace

כָלḵālWhole

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

וַיַּחְדְּלוּwayaḥədəlûAnd be flabby

לִבְנֹתlivənōtTo build

הָעִירhāʿîrThe city

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיָּפֶץwayāp̄eṣAnd dash

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֹתָםʾōtāmdirect object marker (no translation)

מִשָּׁםmišāmFrom there

עַלʿalAbove

פְּנֵיpənêFace

כָלḵālWhole

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

וַיַּחְדְּלוּwayaḥədəlûAnd be flabby

לִבְנֹתlivənōtTo build

הָעִירhāʿîrThe city

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