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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. (KJV)

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וַֽיְהִ֖יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 11:2 word 1

בְּנָסְעָ֣םbe.na.se.'Amwhen set out they

Lemma: נָסַע (na.sa) · Strong's: H5265

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to set out

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 33:17, Genesis 35:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5265; TAHOT Genesis 11:2 word 2

מִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demfrom [the] east

Lemma: קֶ֫דֶם (qe.dem) · Strong's: H6924G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: front: east

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 10:30, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 25:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6924G; TAHOT Genesis 11:2 word 3

וַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּvai.yim.tze.'Uand they found

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 16:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Genesis 11:2 word 4

בִקְעָ֛הvik.'Aha plain

Lemma: בִּקְעָה (biq.ah) · Strong's: H1237K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: valley

Used 15 times. Also: Deuteronomy 8:7, Deuteronomy 11:11, 2 Chronicles 35:22, Nehemiah 6:2, Psalms 104:8, Isaiah 40:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1237K; TAHOT Genesis 11:2 word 5

בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land of

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 11:2 word 6

שִׁנְעָ֖רshin.'ArShinar

Lemma: שִׁנְעָר (shin.ar) · Strong's: H8152

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Shinar

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:9, Joshua 7:21, Isaiah 11:11, Daniel 1:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8152; TAHOT Genesis 11:2 word 7

וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuand they dwelt

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Genesis 11:2 word 8

שָֽׁם\׃Shamthere

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 11:2 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
as people journeyed	→	נָסַע H5265 to set out
eastward	→	קֶ֫דֶם H6924G front: east
they found	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
a plain	→	בִּקְעָה H1237K valley
in the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
of Shinar	→	שִׁנְעָר H8152 Shinar
and settled	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
there	→	שָׁם H8033G there

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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