Genesis
Genesis 11:4
4“Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Come | הָ֣בָה׀ | hā·ḇāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3051 give |
| they said | וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| let us build | נִבְנֶה־ | niḇ·neh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | H1129 build |
| for ourselves | לָּ֣נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| a city | עִ֗יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| with a tower | וּמִגְדָּל֙ | ū·miḡ·dāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4026 tower |
| that reaches | וְרֹאשׁ֣וֹ | wə·rō·šōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7218 head |
| to the heavens | בַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | ḇaš·šā·ma·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| that we may make | וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־ | wə·na·‘ă·śeh- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| a name | שֵׁ֑ם | šêm | Noun - masculine singular | H8034 name |
| for ourselves | לָּ֖נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| and not | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| be scattered | נָפ֖וּץ | nā·p̄ūṣ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H6327 be dispersed, scattered |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the face | פְּנֵ֥י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the earth | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 1:28 · John 5:44 · Luke 1:51 · Deuteronomy 9:1 · Daniel 4:30 · Psalm 49:11–13 · Proverbs 10:7 · 2 Samuel 8:13 · Psalm 92:9 · Genesis 11:8–9 · Daniel 4:11 · Genesis 6:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.