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And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 11:6 word 1
יְהוָ֗הYah.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 11:6 word 2
הֵ֣ןhenhere!
Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: look!
Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 15:3, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Genesis 11:6 word 3
עַ֤ם'ama people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Genesis 11:6 word 4
אֶחָד֙'e.Chadone
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAcfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Genesis 11:6 word 5
וְשָׂפָ֤הve.sa.Fahand a language
Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: lip: language
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 11:9, Psalms 81:5, Isaiah 19:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8193K; TAHOT Genesis 11:6 word 6
אַחַת֙'a.Chatone
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAcfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Genesis 11:6 word 7
לְכֻלָּ֔םle.khu.Lam[belongs] to all of them
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 11:6 word 8
וְזֶ֖הve.Zehand this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Genesis 11:6 word 9
הַחִלָּ֣םha.chi.Lam[is] beginning they
Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490C
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to profane/begin: begin
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:1, Genesis 9:20, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 41:54, Genesis 44:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2490C; TAHOT Genesis 11:6 word 10
לַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.Sotto do
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Genesis 11:6 word 11
וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tahand now
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 21:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Genesis 11:6 word 12
לֹֽא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 11:6 word 13
יִבָּצֵ֣רyi.ba.Tzerit will be withheld
Lemma: בָּצַר (ba.tsar) · Strong's: H1219
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to gather/restrain/fortify
Used 37 times. Also: Leviticus 25:5, Leviticus 25:11, Numbers 13:28, Deuteronomy 1:28, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 9:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1219; TAHOT Genesis 11:6 word 14
כֹּ֛לkolall
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 11:6 word 15
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherthat
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 11:6 word 16
יָזְמ֖וּya.ze.Muthey will plan
Lemma: זָמַם (za.mam) · Strong's: H2161
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to plan
Used 13 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:19, Psalms 17:3, Psalms 31:13, Psalms 37:12, Proverbs 30:32, Proverbs 31:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2161; TAHOT Genesis 11:6 word 17
לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת\׃La.'a.Sotto do
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Genesis 11:6 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| If | → | הֵן H2005 look! |
| they have begun | → | חָלַל H2490C to profane/begin: begin |
| to do | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| as one | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| speaking the same | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| . . . | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| language | → | שָׂפָה H8193K lip: language |
| then | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| nothing | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| they devise | → | זָמַם H2161 to plan |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| will be beyond | → | בָּצַר H1219 to gather/restrain/fortify |
| them | → |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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