Genesis 11:8
So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city.
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ASV
So Jehovah scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city.
KJV
So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֨פֶץ | vai.Ya.fetz | and he scattered | H6327 → |
| יְהוָ֥ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֹתָ֛ם | 'o.Tam | <obj.> them | H853 → |
| מִשָּׁ֖ם | mi.Sham | from there | H8033 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | over | H5921 → |
| פְּנֵ֣י | pe.Nei | [the] surface of | H6440 → |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → |
| הָאָ֑רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the earth | H776 → |
| וַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּ | vai.yach.de.Lu | and they ceased | H2308 → |
| לִבְנֹ֥ת | liv.Not | to build | H1129 → |
| הָעִֽיר׃ | ha.'Ir | the city | H5892 → |
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