Genesis

Genesis 11:7

⁷Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Come	הָ֚בָה	hā·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3051 give
let Us go down	נֵֽרְדָ֔ה	nê·rə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
and confuse	וְנָבְלָ֥ה	wə·nā·ḇə·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H1101 mingle, mix, confuse, confound
their language	שְׂפָתָ֑ם	śə·p̄ā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8193 lip, speech, edge
so that	אֲשֶׁר֙	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
understand	יִשְׁמְע֔וּ	yiš·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
one	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
another’s	רֵעֵֽהוּ׃	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
speech	שְׂפַ֥ת	śə·p̄aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.