Genesis 11:3 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 11:3

And 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.

BSB

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ASV

And they said one to another, Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.

KJV

And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Let us make brick - It appears they were obliged to make use of brick, as there was an utter scarcity of stones in that district; and on the same account they were obliged to use slime, that is, bitumen, (Vulg). ασφαλτος, (Septuagint) for mortar: so it appears they had neither common stone nor lime-stone; hence they had brick for stone, and asphaltus or bitumen instead of mortar.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ	vai.yo.me.Ru	and they said	H559 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	each	H376 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
רֵעֵ֗הוּ	re.'E.hu	neighbor his	H7453 →
הָ֚בָה	Ha.vah	give !	H3051 →
נִלְבְּנָ֣ה	nil.be.Nah	let us make bricks	H3835 →
לְבֵנִ֔ים	le.ve.Nim	bricks	H3843 →
וְנִשְׂרְפָ֖ה	ve.nis.re.Fah	and let us burn [them]	H8313 →
לִשְׂרֵפָ֑ה	lis.re.Fah	to burning	H8316 →
וַתְּהִ֨י	va.te.Hi	and <it> became	H1961 →
לָהֶ֤ם	la.Hem	for <the> them
הַלְּבֵנָה֙	ha.le.ve.Nah	<the> brick	H3843 →
לְאָ֔בֶן	le.'A.ven	to stone	H68 →
וְהַ֣חֵמָ֔ר	ve.Ha.che.Mar	and <the> bitumen	H2564 →
הָיָ֥ה	ha.Yah	<it> became	H1961 →
לָהֶ֖ם	la.Hem	for <the> them
לַחֹֽמֶר׃	la.Cho.mer	to <the> mortar	H2563 →

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Hebrews 10:24
And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11
  Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
- 1 John 3:18
  Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
- Hebrews 13:1
  Continue in brotherly love.
- Galatians 5:13
  For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
- Colossians 3:16
  Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to…
Through
James 5:1
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
leads to
- Proverbs 11:28
  He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
- 1 Timothy 6:9–10
  Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
Through
Exodus 1:14
and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
leads to
- Acts 7:19
  He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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