Genesis 11:2

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.11.2", "source": "וֽ͏ַיְהִ֖י בְּנָסְעָ֣ם מִקֶּ֑דֶם וֽ͏ַיִּמְצְא֥וּ בִקְעָ֛ה בְּאֶ֥רֶץ שִׁנְעָ֖ר וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ שָֽׁם׃", "text": "*wə-yᵊhî* in-*nāsᵊʿām* from-*qedem* *wə-yimṣᵊʾû* *biqᵊʿâ* in-*ʾereṣ* *šinᵊʿār* *wə-yēšᵊbû* there", "grammar": { "*wə-yᵊhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was/became", "*nāsᵊʿām*": "qal infinitive construct with 3rd plural suffix - their journeying", "*qedem*": "noun masculine singular - east/ancient time", "*wə-yimṣᵊʾû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd plural - and they found", "*biqᵊʿâ*": "noun feminine singular - valley/plain", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular construct - land/earth", "*šinᵊʿār*": "proper noun - Shinar", "*wə-yēšᵊbû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd plural - and they settled/dwelt" }, "variants": { "*wə-yᵊhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass", "*nāsᵊʿām*": "their journey/their moving/their setting out", "*qedem*": "east/ancient times/before/in front", "*wə-yimṣᵊʾû*": "and they found/discovered", "*biqᵊʿâ*": "valley/plain/wide area", "*šinᵊʿār*": "Shinar (Babylonia)", "*wə-yēšᵊbû*": "and they dwelt/settled/remained" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וֽ͏ַיְהִ֖י בְּנָסְעָ֣ם מִקֶּ֑דֶם וֽ͏ַיִּמְצְא֥וּ בִקְעָ֛ה בְּאֶ֥רֶץ שִׁנְעָ֖ר וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ שָֽׁם׃

Transliteration

wə-yᵊhî in-nāsᵊʿām from-qedem wə-yimṣᵊʾû biqᵊʿâ in-ʾereṣ šinᵊʿār wə-yēšᵊbû there

Grammar Details

• *wə-yᵊhî*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was/became
• *nāsᵊʿām*: qal infinitive construct with 3rd plural suffix - their journeying
• *qedem*: noun masculine singular - east/ancient time
• *wə-yimṣᵊʾû*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd plural - and they found
• *biqᵊʿâ*: noun feminine singular - valley/plain
• *ʾereṣ*: noun feminine singular construct - land/earth
• *šinᵊʿār*: proper noun - Shinar
• *wə-yēšᵊbû*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd plural - and they settled/dwelt

Word Meanings

• *wə-yᵊhî*: and it happened/and it came to pass
• *nāsᵊʿām*: their journey/their moving/their setting out
• *qedem*: east/ancient times/before/in front
• *wə-yimṣᵊʾû*: and they found/discovered
• *biqᵊʿâ*: valley/plain/wide area
• *šinᵊʿār*: Shinar (Babylonia)
• *wə-yēšᵊbû*: and they dwelt/settled/remained

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  As people moved eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And it happened, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and lived there.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass, as they journeyed{H5265} east,{H6924} that they found{H4672} a plain{H1237} in the land{H776} of Shinar;{H8152} and they dwelt{H3427} there.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass, as they journeyed{H5265}{(H8800)} from the east{H6924}, that they found{H4672}{(H8799)} a plain{H1237} in the land{H776} of Shinar{H8152}; and they dwelt{H3427}{(H8799)} there.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And as they came from the east they founde a playne in the lande of Synear and there they dwelled.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now as they wente towarde the East, they founde a playne in ye londe of Synear, & there they dwelt,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And as they went from the East, they found a plaine in the land of Shinar, and there they abode.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when they went foorth from the east, they founde a playne in the lande of Sinar, and there they abode.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened, as they traveled east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they lived there.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and it cometh to pass, in their journeying from the east, that they find a valley in the land of Shinar, and dwell there;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And it came about that in their wandering from the east, they came to a stretch of flat country in the land of Shinar, and there they made their living-place.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened, as they traveled east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When the people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 10:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Genesis.10.10", "source": "וַתְּהִ֨י רֵאשִׁ֤ית מַמְלַכְתּוֹ֙ בָּבֶ֔ל וְאֶ֖רֶךְ וְאַכַּ֣ד וְכַלְנֵ֑ה בְּאֶ֖רֶץ שִׁנְעָֽר׃", "text": "And *təhî rēʾšît mamlaktô Bābel wəʾErek wəʾAkkad wəKalnēh bəʾereṣ Šinʿār*", "grammar": { "*wa-təhî*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular jussive - and it was", "*rēʾšît*": "feminine singular noun, construct state - beginning of", "*mamlaktô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his kingdom", "*Bābel*": "proper noun - Babel/Babylon", "*wə-ʾErek*": "conjunction wə- + proper noun - and Erech", "*wə-ʾAkkad*": "conjunction wə- + proper noun - and Accad", "*wə-Kalnēh*": "conjunction wə- + proper noun - and Calneh", "*bə-ʾereṣ*": "preposition bə- + feminine singular noun, construct state - in the land of", "*Šinʿār*": "proper noun - Shinar" }, "variants": { "*rēʾšît*": "beginning/first/chief part", "*mamlaktô*": "his kingdom/his dominion/his rule" } }
• Gen 14:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Genesis.14.1", "source": "וַיְהִ֗י בִּימֵי֙ אַמְרָפֶ֣ל מֶֽלֶךְ־שִׁנְעָ֔ר אַרְי֖וֹךְ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֶלָּסָ֑ר כְּדָרְלָעֹ֙מֶר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ עֵילָ֔ם וְתִדְעָ֖ל מֶ֥לֶךְ גּוֹיִֽם׃", "text": "*wə-yəhî* in *yəmê* *ʾamrāp̄el* *melek*-*šinʿār* *ʾaryôk* *melek* *ʾellāsār* *kədārlāʿōmer* *melek* *ʿêlām* *wə-ṯiḏʿāl* *melek* *gôyim*", "grammar": { "*wə-yəhî*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass/and it happened", "*yəmê*": "construct plural of *yôm* - days of", "*ʾamrāp̄el*": "proper noun, king's name", "*melek*": "construct state noun, masculine singular - king of", "*šinʿār*": "proper noun, place name (Shinar/Babylon)", "*ʾaryôk*": "proper noun, king's name", "*ʾellāsār*": "proper noun, place name", "*kədārlāʿōmer*": "proper noun, king's name", "*ʿêlām*": "proper noun, place name (Elam)", "*wə-ṯiḏʿāl*": "conjunction + proper noun, king's name", "*gôyim*": "common noun, masculine plural - nations/gentiles" }, "variants": { "*wə-yəhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass/and it was", "*šinʿār*": "Shinar/Babylon/Sumer", "*gôyim*": "nations/gentiles/peoples" } }
• Dan 1:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Daniel.1.2", "source": "וַיִּתֵּן֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י בְּיָד֜וֹ אֶת־יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֗ה וּמִקְצָת֙ כְּלֵ֣י בֵית־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיְבִיאֵ֥ם אֶֽרֶץ־שִׁנְעָ֖ר בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהָ֑יו וְאֶת־הַכֵּלִ֣ים הֵבִ֔יא בֵּ֖ית אוֹצַ֥ר אֱלֹהָֽיו׃", "text": "*wayyitten* *ʾĂdhōnāy* in-*yādhô* *ʾeth*-*Yəhôyāqîm* *melekh*-*Yəhûdāh* *ûmiqqətsāth* *kəlê* *bêth*-*hāʾĕlōhîm* *wayəbhîʾēm* *ʾerets*-*Shinʿār* *bêth* *ʾĕlōhāyw* *wəʾeth*-*hakkēlîm* *hēbhîʾ* *bêth* *ʾôtsar* *ʾĕlōhāyw*", "grammar": { "*wayyitten*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he gave", "*ʾĂdhōnāy*": "divine title/epithet - Lord", "*yādhô*": "noun feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*ʾeth*": "direct object marker", "*Yəhôyāqîm*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*melekh*": "construct masculine singular - king of", "*Yəhûdāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Judah", "*ûmiqqətsāth*": "conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular construct - and from part of", "*kəlê*": "noun masculine plural construct - vessels of", "*bêth*": "noun masculine singular construct - house of", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the God", "*wayəbhîʾēm*": "hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he brought them", "*ʾerets*": "noun feminine singular construct - land of", "*Shinʿār*": "proper noun - Shinar", "*bêth*": "noun masculine singular construct - house of", "*ʾĕlōhāyw*": "noun masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his gods", "*wəʾeth*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*hakkēlîm*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the vessels", "*hēbhîʾ*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he brought", "*bêth*": "noun masculine singular construct - house of", "*ʾôtsar*": "noun masculine singular construct - treasury of", "*ʾĕlōhāyw*": "noun masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his gods" }, "variants": { "*wayyitten*": "gave/delivered/handed over", "*ʾĂdhōnāy*": "Lord/master/sovereign", "*ûmiqqətsāth*": "and some of/and part of/and from the end of", "*kəlê*": "vessels/utensils/articles", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "the God/the gods (plural form with singular meaning in Hebrew)", "*wayəbhîʾēm*": "and he brought them/and he carried them", "*Shinʿār*": "Shinar/Babylonia", "*ʾĕlōhāyw*": "his gods/his God", "*ʾôtsar*": "treasury/storehouse" } }
• Zech 5:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Zechariah.5.11", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י לִבְנֽוֹת־לָ֥הֿ בַ֖יִת בְּאֶ֣רֶץ שִׁנְעָ֑ר וְהוּכַ֛ן וְהֻנִּ֥יחָה שָּׁ֖ם עַל־מְכֻנָתָֽהּ׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to me, to build-*liḇnôṯ*-for her-*lāh* house-*ḇayiṯ* in land-*bəʾereṣ* *šinʿār* and it will be *wəhûḵan* and *wəhunniḥāh* there *šām* on-*ʿal*-base-*məḵunāṯāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*liḇnôṯ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to build", "*lāh*": "preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - for her/it", "*ḇayiṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - house", "*bəʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in land of", "*šinʿār*": "proper noun - Shinar (Babylon)", "*wəhûḵan*": "conjunction + hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it will be established", "*wəhunniḥāh*": "conjunction + hophal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - and she/it will be set", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*ʿal*": "preposition - on", "*məḵunāṯāh*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her/its base/pedestal" }, "variants": { "*bānāh*": "build/construct", "*bayiṯ*": "house/dwelling/temple", "*šinʿār*": "Shinar/Babylonia", "*hûḵan*": "established/prepared/fixed", "*hunniḥāh*": "set/placed/rested", "*məḵûnāh*": "base/pedestal/foundation" } }
• Isa 11:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Isaiah.11.11", "source": "וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יוֹסִ֨יף אֲדֹנָ֤י ׀ שֵׁנִית֙ יָד֔וֹ לִקְנ֖וֹת אֶת־שְׁאָ֣ר עַמּ֑וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִשָּׁאֵר֩ מֵאַשּׁ֨וּר וּמִמִּצְרַ֜יִם וּמִפַּתְר֣וֹס וּמִכּ֗וּשׁ וּמֵעֵילָ֤ם וּמִשִּׁנְעָר֙ וּמֵ֣חֲמָ֔ת וּמֵאִיֵּ֖י הַיָּֽם׃", "text": "*wə-hāyāh bayyôm hahû' yôsîp 'ădōnāy šēnît yādô liqnôt 'et-šə'ār 'ammô 'ăšer yiššā'ēr mē'aššûr ûmimmiṣrayim ûmippatrôs ûmikkûš ûmē'êlām ûmiššin'ār ûmēḥămāt ûmē'iyyēy hayyām*", "grammar": { "*wə-hāyāh*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it will be", "*bayyôm*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the day", "*hahû'*": "definite article + masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - that", "*yôsîp*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will add/continue", "*'ădōnāy*": "divine title - Lord/my Lord", "*šēnît*": "adverb - a second time", "*yādô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*liqnôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to acquire/recover", "*'et*": "direct object marker", "*šə'ār*": "masculine singular construct - remnant of", "*'ammô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people", "*'ăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/who", "*yiššā'ēr*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will remain/be left", "*mē'aššûr*": "preposition + proper noun - from Assyria", "*ûmimmiṣrayim*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Egypt", "*ûmippatrôs*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Pathros", "*ûmikkûš*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Cush", "*ûmē'êlām*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Elam", "*ûmiššin'ār*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Shinar", "*ûmēḥămāt*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Hamath", "*ûmē'iyyēy*": "conjunction + preposition + masculine plural construct - and from islands of", "*hayyām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the sea" }, "variants": { "*yôsîp*": "add/continue/do again", "*'ădōnāy*": "Lord/Master/my Lord", "*šēnît*": "second time/again", "*liqnôt*": "to acquire/to recover/to redeem/to obtain", "*šə'ār*": "remnant/remainder/rest", "*yiššā'ēr*": "will remain/will be left/will survive", "*'iyyēy*": "islands/coasts/coastlands" } }
• Gen 11:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Genesis.11.9", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֞ן קָרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ בָּבֶ֔ל כִּי־שָׁ֛ם בָּלַ֥ל יְהוָ֖ה שְׂפַ֣ת כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וּמִשָּׁם֙ הֱפִיצָ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה עַל־פְּנֵ֖י כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פ", "text": "Therefore *qārāʾ* *šᵊmāh* *bābel* because-there *bālal* *YHWH* *śᵊpat* all-the-*ʾāreṣ* and-from-there *hēpîṣām* *YHWH* upon-*pᵊnê* all-the-*ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*qārāʾ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he called", "*šᵊmāh*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - its name", "*bābel*": "proper noun - Babel", "*bālal*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he confused", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*śᵊpat*": "noun feminine singular construct - language of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine singular - earth/land", "*hēpîṣām*": "hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - he scattered them", "*pᵊnê*": "noun masculine plural construct - face of" }, "variants": { "*qārāʾ*": "he called/named", "*šᵊmāh*": "its name", "*bābel*": "Babel/Babylon", "*bālal*": "he confused/mixed/confounded", "*YHWH*": "the LORD/Yahweh", "*śᵊpat*": "language/speech of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*hēpîṣām*": "he scattered them/dispersed them", "*pᵊnê*": "face/surface of" } }
• Gen 13:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Genesis.13.11", "source": "וַיִּבְחַר־ל֣וֹ ל֗וֹט אֵ֚ת כָּל־כִּכַּ֣ר הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וַיִּסַּ֥ע ל֖וֹט מִקֶּ֑דֶם וַיִּפָּ֣רְד֔וּ אִ֖ישׁ מֵעַ֥ל אָחִֽיו׃", "text": "And *wayyiḇḥar-lô* *Lôṭ* all *kikkar* *haYYardēn*, and *wayyissaʿ* *Lôṭ* from *miqqeḏem*, and *wayyipārĕḏû* *ʾîš* from upon his *ʾāḥîw*.", "grammar": { "*wayyiḇḥar-lô*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he chose for himself", "*Lôṭ*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*kikkar*": "noun, feminine singular construct - plain/circle of", "*haYYardēn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Jordan", "*wayyissaʿ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he journeyed/traveled", "*Lôṭ*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*miqqeḏem*": "preposition + noun - from the east/eastward", "*wayyipārĕḏû*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they separated themselves", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - each man", "*ʾāḥîw*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother/kinsman" }, "variants": { "*wayyiḇḥar*": "chose/selected", "*kikkar*": "plain/circle/district/valley", "*wayyissaʿ*": "journeyed/traveled/moved", "*miqqeḏem*": "from the east/eastward/from before", "*wayyipārĕḏû*": "they separated/they parted", "*ʾîš*": "each/each man", "*ʾāḥîw*": "his brother/his kinsman/his relative" } }