Genesis 11:5 Go deeper

And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. (KJV)

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וַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redand he came down

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

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

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 24:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Genesis 11:5 word 1

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 11:5 word 2

לִרְאֹ֥תlir.'Otto see

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

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

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 11:5 word 3

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 11:5 word 4

הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe 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 11:4, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Genesis 11:5 word 5

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 11:5 word 6

הַמִּגְדָּ֑לha.mig.Dalthe tower

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

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

Meaning: tower

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 11:4, Judges 8:9, Judges 8:17, Judges 9:46, Judges 9:47, Judges 9:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4026M; TAHOT Genesis 11:5 word 7

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 11:5 word 8

בָּנ֖וּba.Nuthey had built

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to build

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

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Genesis 11:5 word 9

בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] children of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 11:5 word 10

הָאָדָֽם\׃ha.'a.Dam<the> humankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Genesis 11:5 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Then the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
came down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
to see	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
the city	→	עִיר H5892B city
and the tower	→	מִגְדָּל H4026M tower
that	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
the sons	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of men	→	אָדָם H0120G man
were building	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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