Genesis 11:7 Go deeper

Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech. (KJV)

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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 11:3, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 29:21, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 38:16, Genesis 47:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3051; TAHOT Genesis 11:7 word 1

נֵֽרְדָ֔הne.re.Dahlet us go down

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

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

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 24:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Genesis 11:7 word 2

וְנָבְלָ֥הve.na.ve.Lahand let us confuse

Lemma: בָּלַל (ba.lal) · Strong's: H1101A

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

Meaning: to mix

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 11:9, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:40, Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 2:5, Leviticus 7:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1101A; TAHOT Genesis 11:7 word 3

שָׁ֖םshamthere

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 11:7 word 4

שְׂפָתָ֑םse.fa.Tamlanguage their

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193K

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

Meaning: lip: language

Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 11:9, Psalms 81:5, Isaiah 19:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193K; TAHOT Genesis 11:7 word 5

אֲשֶׁר֙'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 11:7 word 6

לֹ֣אlo'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 11:7 word 7

יִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'Uthey will hear

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085J

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to hear: understand

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 42:23, Deuteronomy 28:49, 1 Kings 3:9, 2 Kings 18:26, Isaiah 33:19, Isaiah 36:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085J; TAHOT Genesis 11:7 word 8

אִ֖ישׁ'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 11:3, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Genesis 11:7 word 9

שְׂפַ֥תse.Fat[the] language of

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193H

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

Meaning: lip: words

Used 22 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:20, Job 11:2, Job 12:20, Proverbs 4:24, Proverbs 7:21, Proverbs 10:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193H; TAHOT Genesis 11:7 word 10

רֵעֵֽהוּ\׃re.'E.huneighbor his

Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453

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

Meaning: neighbor

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20, Genesis 43:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Genesis 11:7 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Come	→	יָהַב H3051 to give
let Us go down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
. . .	→	שָׁם H8033G there
and confuse	→	בָּלַל H1101A to mix
their language	→	שָׂפָה H8193K lip: language
so that	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
they will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
understand	→	שָׁמַע H8085J to hear: understand
one	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
another’s	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor
speech	→	שָׂפָה H8193K lip: language

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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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