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And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. (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 11:4 word 1

הָ֣בָה\׀Ha.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 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 29:21, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 38:16, Genesis 47:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3051; TAHOT Genesis 11:4 word 2

נִבְנֶה\־niv.neh-let us build

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Genesis 11:4 word 3

עִ֗יר'Ira city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

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

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Genesis 11:4 word 4

וּמִגְדָּל֙u.mig.Daland a tower

Lemma: מִגְדָּל (mig.dal) · Strong's: H4026M

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

Meaning: tower

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Judges 8:9, Judges 8:17, Judges 9:46, Judges 9:47, Judges 9:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4026M; TAHOT Genesis 11:4 word 5

וְרֹאשׁ֣וֹve.ro.Shoand top its

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I

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

Meaning: head: top

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 19:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT Genesis 11:4 word 6

בַשָּׁמַ֔יִםva.sha.Ma.yim[will be] in the heavens

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

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

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Genesis 11:4 word 7

וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה\־ve.na.'a.seh-and we may make

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqu1cp)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Genesis 11:4 word 8

שֵׁ֑םShema name

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

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

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Genesis 11:4 word 9

פֶּן\־pen-lest

Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: lest

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 24:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Genesis 11:4 word 10

נָפ֖וּץna.Futzwe should be scattered

Lemma: פּוּץ (puts) · Strong's: H6327A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)

Meaning: to scatter

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 10:18, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 11:9, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 5:12, Numbers 10:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6327A; TAHOT Genesis 11:4 word 11

עַל\־'al-over

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 11:4 word 12

פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] surface of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: surface

Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT Genesis 11:4 word 13

כָל\־khol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 11:4 word 14

הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe earth

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

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

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 11:4 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

Come	→	יָהַב H3051 to give
they said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
let us build	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
for ourselves	→
a city	→	עִיר H5892B city
with a tower	→	מִגְדָּל H4026M tower
that reaches	→	רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top
to the heavens	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
that we may make	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
a name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
for ourselves	→
and not	→	פֶּן־ H6435 lest
be scattered	→	פּוּץ H6327A to scatter
over	→	עַל H5921A upon
the face	→	פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface
of all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet

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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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