Genesis
Genesis 11:3
3And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And they said | וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| one | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| another | רֵעֵ֗הוּ | rê·‘ê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| Come | הָ֚בָה | hā·ḇāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3051 give |
| let us make | נִלְבְּנָ֣ה | nil·bə·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H3835 be white |
| bricks | לְבֵנִ֔ים | lə·ḇê·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H3843 brick, tile |
| and bake them | וְנִשְׂרְפָ֖ה | wə·niś·rə·p̄āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H8313 burn |
| thoroughly | לִשְׂרֵפָ֑ה | liś·rê·p̄āh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8316 burning |
| So they used | וַתְּהִ֨י | wat·tə·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| brick | הַלְּבֵנָה֙ | hal·lə·ḇê·nāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H3843 brick, tile |
| instead of stone | לְאָ֔בֶן | lə·’ā·ḇen | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| and tar | וְהַ֣חֵמָ֔ר | wə·ha·ḥê·mār | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2564 bitumen, asphalt |
| instead of mortar | לַחֹֽמֶר׃ | la·ḥō·mer | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2563 cement, mortar, clay |
Cross-references
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Genesis 14:10 · Exodus 1:14 · Exodus 2:3 · Hebrews 10:24 · James 5:1 · Hebrews 3:13 · Isaiah 9:10 · 2 Samuel 12:31 · Isaiah 41:6–7 · Exodus 5:7–18 · Genesis 11:4 · James 4:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.