Genesis
Genesis 11:6
6And the LORD said, “If they have begun to do this as one people speaking the same language, then nothing they devise will be beyond them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| If | הֵ֣ן | hên | Interjection | H2005 lo! behold |
| they have begun | הַחִלָּ֣ם | ha·ḥil·lām | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H2490 bore, pierce |
| to do | לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| this | וְזֶ֖ה | wə·zeh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| as one | אֶחָד֙ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| people | עַ֤ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| speaking the same | לְכֻלָּ֔ם | lə·ḵul·lām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| language | וְשָׂפָ֤ה | wə·śā·p̄āh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| then | וְעַתָּה֙ | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| nothing | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| they devise | יָזְמ֖וּ | yā·zə·mū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2161 consider, purpose, devise |
| will be beyond | יִבָּצֵ֣ר | yib·bā·ṣêr | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1219 cut off, make inaccessible |
| them | מֵהֶ֔ם | mê·hem | Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural |
Cross-references
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Psalm 2:1–4 · Genesis 3:22 · Genesis 11:1 · Ecclesiastes 11:9 · Luke 1:51 · Genesis 9:19 · Genesis 6:5 · Genesis 8:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.