Genesis 11:3
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Bible > Genesis > Chapter 11 > Verse 3
Genesis 11:3
| ← Genesis 11:2 | Genesis 11:3 (KJV) | Genesis 11:4 → |
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And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
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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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And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
And they saidH559 oneH376 to anotherH7453, Go toH3051, let us makeH3835 brickH3843, and burnH8313 them throughlyH8316. And they had brickH3843 for stoneH68, and slimeH2564 hadH1961 they for morterH2563.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ הָבָה נִלְבְּנָה לְבֵנִים וְנִשְׂרְפָה לִשְׂרֵפָה וַתְּהִי לָהֶם הַלְּבֵנָה לְאָבֶן וְהַחֵמָר הָיָה לָהֶם לַחֹמֶר׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יֹּאמְר֞וּ |
va/i.yo.me.Ru | H559 | HC/Vqw3mp | and/ they said |
אִ֣ישׁ |
'ish | H376 | HNcmsa | each |
אֶל |
'el- | H413 | HR | to |
רֵעֵ֗/הוּ |
re.'E./hu | H7453 | HNcmsc/Sp3ms | neighbor/ his |
הָ֚בָ/ה |
Ha.va/h | H3051 | HVqv2ms/Sh | give/ ! |
נִלְבְּנָ֣ה |
nil.be.Nah | H3835 | HVqh1cp | let us make bricks |
לְבֵנִ֔ים |
le.ve.Nim | H3843 | HNcfpa | bricks |
וְ/נִשְׂרְפָ֖ה |
ve./nis.re.Fah | H8313 | HC/Vqh1cp | and/ let us burn (them) |
לִ/שְׂרֵפָ֑ה |
li/s.re.Fah | H8316 | HR/Ncfsa | to/ burning |
וַ/תְּהִ֨י |
va./te.Hi | H1961 | HC/Vqw3fs | and/ (it) became |
לָ/הֶ֤ם |
la./Hem | HR/Sp3mp | for (the)/ them | |
הַ/לְּבֵנָה֙ |
ha./le.ve.Nah | H3843 | HTd/Ncfsa | (the)/ brick |
לְ/אָ֔בֶן |
le./'A.ven | H68 | HR/Ncfsa | to/ stone |
וְ/הַ֣/חֵמָ֔ר |
ve./Ha./che.Mar | H2564 | HC/Td/Ncmsa | and/ (the)/ bitumen |
הָיָ֥ה |
ha.Yah | H1961 | HVqp3ms | (it) became |
לָ/הֶ֖ם |
la./Hem | HR/Sp3mp | for (the)/ them | |
לַ/חֹֽמֶר |
la./Cho.mer | H2563 | HRd/Ncmsa | to (the)/ mortar |
Strong's References
- H68 — אֶבֶן (ʼeben, eh'-ben): from the root of בָּנָה (bânâh) H1129 through the meaning to build; a stone; [phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
- H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh) H802.
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H2563 — חֹמֶר (chômer, kho'mer): from חָמַר (châmar) H2560; properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure; clay, heap, homer, mire, motion.
- H2564 — חֵמָר (chêmâr, khay-mawr'): from חָמַר (châmar) H2560; bitumen (as rising to the surface); slime(-pit).
- H3051 — יָהַב (yâhab, yaw-hab'): a primitive root; to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come; ascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.
- H3835 — לָבַן (lâban, law-ban'): a primitive root; also as denominative from לְבֵנָה (lᵉbênâh) H3843; to be (or become) white;to make bricks; make brick, be (made, make) white(-r).
- H3843 — לְבֵנָה (lᵉbênâh, leb-ay-naw'): from לָבַן (lâban) H3835; a brick (from the whiteness of the clay); (altar of) brick, tile.
- H7453 — רֵעַ (rêaʻ, ray'-ah): or רֵיעַ (rêyaʻ); from רָעָה (râʻâh) H7462; an associate (more or less close); brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.
- H8313 — שָׂרַף (sâraph, saw-raf'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, set) on fire; (cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.
- H8316 — שְׂרֵפָה (sᵉrêphâh, ser-ay-faw'): from שָׂרַף (sâraph) H8313; cremation; burning.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל (ʼel) ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- brick — Exodus 1:14, Exodus 5:7-18, 2 Samuel 12:31, Isaiah 9:10, Isaiah 65:3, Nahum 3:14
- slime — Genesis 14:10, Exodus 2:3
- they said one to another — Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:7, Psalms 64:5, Proverbs 1:11, Ecclesiastes 2:1, Isaiah 5:5, Isaiah 41:6-7, Hebrews 3:13, Hebrews 10:24, James 4:13, James 5:1
Reciprocal references (3): Genesis 19:32, 2 Kings 5:5, Jeremiah 18:11
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