Genesis
Genesis 11:8
8So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| scattered them | וַיָּ֨פֶץ | way·yā·p̄eṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6327 be dispersed, scattered |
| from there | מִשָּׁ֖ם | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the face | פְּנֵ֣י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the earth | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and they stopped | וַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּ | way·yaḥ·də·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2308 cease |
| building | לִבְנֹ֥ת | liḇ·nōṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1129 build |
| the city | הָעִֽיר׃ | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
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Luke 1:51 · Genesis 10:32 · Genesis 10:25 · Deuteronomy 32:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.