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And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. (KJV)

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וַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

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

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 11:3 word 1

אִ֣ישׁ'isheach

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

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

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Genesis 11:3 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 11:3 word 3

רֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huneighbor his

Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: neighbor

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20, Genesis 43:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Genesis 11:3 word 4

הָ֚בָהHa.vahgive !

Lemma: יָהַב (ya.hav) · Strong's: H3051

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to give

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 29:21, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 38:16, Genesis 47:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3051; TAHOT Genesis 11:3 word 5

נִלְבְּנָ֣הnil.be.Nahlet us make bricks

Lemma: לָבַן (la.van) · Strong's: H3835B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqc1cp)

Meaning: to make bricks

Used 3 times. Also: Exodus 5:7, Exodus 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3835B; TAHOT Genesis 11:3 word 6

לְבֵנִ֔יםle.ve.Nimbricks

Lemma: לְבֵנָה (le.ve.nah) · Strong's: H3843

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: brick

Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 1:14, Exodus 5:7, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:16, Exodus 5:18, Exodus 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3843; TAHOT Genesis 11:3 word 7

וְנִשְׂרְפָ֖הve.nis.re.Fahand let us burn [them]

Lemma: שָׂרַף (sa.raph) · Strong's: H8313

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqc1cp)

Meaning: to burn

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 38:24, Exodus 12:10, Exodus 29:14, Exodus 29:34, Exodus 32:20, Leviticus 4:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8313; TAHOT Genesis 11:3 word 8

לִשְׂרֵפָ֑הlis.re.Fahto burning

Lemma: שְׂרֵפָה (se.re.phah) · Strong's: H8316

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

Meaning: fire

Used 13 times. Also: Leviticus 10:6, Numbers 16:37, Numbers 19:6, Numbers 19:17, Deuteronomy 29:23, 2 Chronicles 16:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8316; TAHOT Genesis 11:3 word 9

וַתְּהִ֨יva.te.Hiand <it> became

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

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 11:3 word 10

הַלְּבֵנָה֙ha.le.ve.Nah<the> brick

Lemma: לְבֵנָה (le.ve.nah) · Strong's: H3843

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

Meaning: brick

Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 1:14, Exodus 5:7, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:16, Exodus 5:18, Exodus 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3843; TAHOT Genesis 11:3 word 11

לְאָ֔בֶןle.'A.vento stone

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G

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

Meaning: stone

Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Genesis 11:3 word 12

וְהַ֣חֵמָ֔רve.Ha.che.Marand <the> bitumen

Lemma: חֵמָר (che.mar) · Strong's: H2564

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

Meaning: bitumen

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Exodus 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2564; TAHOT Genesis 11:3 word 13

הָיָ֥הha.Yah<it> became

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

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 11:3 word 14

לַחֹֽמֶר\׃la.Cho.merto <the> mortar

Lemma: חֹ֫מֶר (cho.mer) · Strong's: H2563A

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

Meaning: clay

Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 1:14, Job 4:19, Job 10:9, Job 13:12, Job 27:16, Job 30:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2563A; TAHOT Genesis 11:3 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

And they said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
one	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
another	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor
Come	→	יָהַב H3051 to give
let us make	→	לָבַן H3835B to make bricks
bricks	→	לְבֵנָה H3843 brick
and bake them	→	שָׂרַף H8313 to burn
thoroughly	→	שְׂרֵפָה H8316 fire
So they used	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
brick	→	לְבֵנָה H3843 brick
instead of stone	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone
and tar	→	חֵמָר H2564 bitumen
instead of mortar	→	חֹ֫מֶר H2563A clay

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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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