Genesis

Genesis 11:2

²And as people journeyed eastward,^a they found a plain in the land of Shinar^b and settled there.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַֽיְהִ֖י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
as people journeyed	בְּנָסְעָ֣ם	bə·nā·sə·‘ām	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
eastward	מִקֶּ֑דֶם	miq·qe·ḏem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
they found	וַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּ	way·yim·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4672 attain to, find
a plain	בִקְעָ֛ה	ḇiq·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H1237 valley
in the land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Shinar	שִׁנְעָ֖ר	šin·‘ār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8152 Shinar
and settled	וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ	way·yê·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
there	שָֽׁם׃	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.