Genesis 11:8

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.11.8", "source": "וַיָּ֨פֶץ יְהוָ֥ה אֹתָ֛ם מִשָּׁ֖ם עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וֽ͏ַיַּחְדְּל֖וּ לִבְנֹ֥ת הָעִֽיר׃", "text": "*wə-yāpeṣ* *YHWH* *ʾōtām* from-there upon-*pᵊnê* all-the-*ʾāreṣ* *wə-yaḥdᵊlû* to-*lîbnōt* the-*ʿîr*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāpeṣ*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he scattered", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them", "*pᵊnê*": "noun masculine plural construct - face of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine singular - earth/land", "*wə-yaḥdᵊlû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they ceased", "*lîbnōt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to build", "*ʿîr*": "noun feminine singular - city" }, "variants": { "*wə-yāpeṣ*": "and he scattered/dispersed/spread", "*YHWH*": "the LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾōtām*": "them", "*pᵊnê*": "face/surface of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*wə-yaḥdᵊlû*": "and they ceased/stopped/abandoned", "*lîbnōt*": "to build/construct", "*ʿîr*": "city/town" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֨פֶץ יְהוָ֥ה אֹתָ֛ם מִשָּׁ֖ם עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וֽ͏ַיַּחְדְּל֖וּ לִבְנֹ֥ת הָעִֽיר׃

Transliteration

wə-yāpeṣ YHWH ʾōtām from-there upon-pᵊnê all-the-ʾāreṣ wə-yaḥdᵊlû to-lîbnōt the-ʿîr

Grammar Details

• *wə-yāpeṣ*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he scattered
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD
• *ʾōtām*: direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them
• *pᵊnê*: noun masculine plural construct - face of
• *ʾāreṣ*: noun feminine singular - earth/land
• *wə-yaḥdᵊlû*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they ceased
• *lîbnōt*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to build
• *ʿîr*: noun feminine singular - city

Word Meanings

• *wə-yāpeṣ*: and he scattered/dispersed/spread
• *YHWH*: the LORD/Yahweh
• *ʾōtām*: them
• *pᵊnê*: face/surface of
• *ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground
• *wə-yaḥdᵊlû*: and they ceased/stopped/abandoned
• *lîbnōt*: to build/construct
• *ʿîr*: city/town

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of the whole earth, and they stopped building the city.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  So Jehovah scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Thus ye LORde skatered them from thence vppon all the erth. And they left of to buylde the cyte.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus ye LORDE scatred the fro thece in all lodes, so yt they left of to buylde the cite.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So ye Lord scattered them from thence vpon all the earth, & they left off to build the citie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And so the Lorde scattered them from that place into the vpper face of all the earth, and they left of to buylde that citie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So Yahweh scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehovah doth scatter them from thence over the face of all the earth, and they cease to build the city;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So Jehovah scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So Jehovah scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So the Lord God sent them away into every part of the earth: and they gave up building their town.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So Yahweh scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So the LORD scattered them from there across the face of the entire earth, and they stopped building the city.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 1:51 : 51 { "verseID": "Luke.1.51", "source": "Ἐποίησεν κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ· διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν.", "text": "*Epoiēsen kratos* in *brachioni* of him; *dieskorpisen hyperēphanous dianoiā kardias* of them.", "grammar": { "*Epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he/she/it did/made", "*kratos*": "accusative neuter singular - might/strength/power", "*brachioni*": "dative masculine singular - arm", "*dieskorpisen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he/she/it scattered/dispersed", "*hyperēphanous*": "accusative masculine plural - proud/arrogant ones", "*dianoiā*": "dative feminine singular - in thought/mind/understanding", "*kardias*": "genitive feminine singular - of heart" }, "variants": { "*Epoiēsen kratos*": "performed might/showed strength/demonstrated power", "*brachioni*": "arm (metaphor for power/strength)", "*dieskorpisen*": "scattered/dispersed/separated", "*hyperēphanous*": "proud/arrogant/haughty ones", "*dianoiā kardias*": "in the thought of heart/in the imagination of heart/in the intention of heart" } }
• Gen 10:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Genesis.10.25", "source": "וּלְעֵ֥בֶר יֻלַּ֖ד שְׁנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים שֵׁ֣ם הֽ͏ָאֶחָ֞ד פֶּ֗לֶג כִּ֤י בְיָמָיו֙ נִפְלְגָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ וְשֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו יָקְטָֽן׃", "text": "And to *ʿĒber yullad šənê bānîm šēm hāʾeḥād Peleg kî bəyāmāyw niplǝgāh hāʾāreṣ wəšēm ʾāḥîw Yāqṭān*", "grammar": { "*û-lə-ʿĒber*": "conjunction wə- + preposition lə- + proper noun - and to Eber", "*yullad*": "Pual perfect 3rd person masculine singular - were born", "*šənê*": "numeral, construct state - two of", "*bānîm*": "masculine plural noun - sons", "*šēm*": "masculine singular noun, construct state - name of", "*hā-ʾeḥād*": "definite article ha- + numeral - the one/the first", "*Peleg*": "proper noun - Peleg", "*kî*": "conjunction - because/for", "*bə-yāmāyw*": "preposition bə- + masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his days", "*niplǝgāh*": "Niphal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - was divided", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article ha- + feminine singular noun - the earth/land", "*wə-šēm*": "conjunction wə- + masculine singular noun, construct state - and name of", "*ʾāḥîw*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother", "*Yāqṭān*": "proper noun - Joktan" }, "variants": { "*niplǝgāh*": "was divided/was spread out", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "the earth/the land/the inhabitants", "*Peleg*": "division (name means 'division')" } }
• Gen 10:32 : 32 { "verseID": "Genesis.10.32", "source": "אֵ֣לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֧ת בְּנֵי־נֹ֛חַ לְתוֹלְדֹתָ֖ם בְּגוֹיֵהֶ֑ם וּמֵאֵ֜לֶּה נִפְרְד֧וּ הַגּוֹיִ֛ם בָּאָ֖רֶץ אַחַ֥ר הַמַּבּֽוּל׃ פ", "text": "*ʾēlleh mišpəḥōt bənê-nōaḥ lətôlədōtām bəgôyêhem ûmēʾēlleh niprədû haggôyim bāʾāreṣ ʾaḥar hammabbûl*", "grammar": { "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, plural - these", "*mišpəḥōt*": "feminine plural noun, construct state - families of", "*bənê-nōaḥ*": "masculine plural noun, construct state + proper noun - sons of Noah", "*lə-tôlədōtām*": "preposition lə- + feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - according to their generations", "*bə-gôyêhem*": "preposition bə- + masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their nations", "*û-mē-ʾēlleh*": "conjunction wə- + preposition min + demonstrative pronoun, plural - and from these", "*niprədû*": "Niphal perfect 3rd person common plural - were separated/divided", "*ha-ggôyim*": "definite article ha- + masculine plural noun - the nations", "*bā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition bə- + definite article ha- + feminine singular noun - in the earth/land", "*ʾaḥar*": "preposition - after", "*ha-mmabbûl*": "definite article ha- + masculine singular noun - the flood" }, "variants": { "*mišpəḥōt*": "families/clans/tribes", "*tôlədōtām*": "their generations/their genealogical divisions/their descendants", "*niprədû*": "were separated/divided/dispersed/spread out", "*bāʾāreṣ*": "in the earth/in the land/throughout the world" } }
• Gen 11:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Genesis.11.4", "source": "וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ הָ֣בָה ׀ נִבְנֶה־לָּ֣נוּ עִ֗יר וּמִגְדָּל֙ וְרֹאשׁ֣וֹ בַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־לָּ֖נוּ שֵׁ֑ם פֶּן־נָפ֖וּץ עַל־פְּנֵ֥י כָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmᵊrû* *hābâ* *nibneh*-to-us *ʿîr* and-*migdāl* and-*rōʾšô* in-the-*šāmayim* and-*naʿăśeh*-to-us *šēm* lest-*nāpûṣ* upon-*pᵊnê* all-the-*ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmᵊrû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they said", "*hābâ*": "verb qal imperative - give/come", "*nibneh*": "verb qal imperfect 1st plural cohortative - let us build", "*ʿîr*": "noun feminine singular - city", "*migdāl*": "noun masculine singular - tower", "*rōʾšô*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its top/head", "*šāmayim*": "noun masculine plural - heavens/sky", "*naʿăśeh*": "verb qal imperfect 1st plural cohortative - let us make", "*šēm*": "noun masculine singular - name/reputation", "*nāpûṣ*": "verb qal imperfect 1st plural - we are scattered", "*pᵊnê*": "noun masculine plural construct - face/surface of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*wə-yōʾmᵊrû*": "and they said/spoke", "*hābâ*": "come!/give!/come now!", "*nibneh*": "let us build", "*ʿîr*": "city/town", "*migdāl*": "tower/fortress", "*rōʾšô*": "its top/head/summit", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*naʿăśeh*": "let us make/do/create", "*šēm*": "name/reputation/fame", "*nāpûṣ*": "we are scattered/dispersed/spread" } }
• 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 49:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Genesis.49.7", "source": "אָר֤וּר אַפָּם֙ כִּ֣י עָ֔ז וְעֶבְרָתָ֖ם כִּ֣י קָשָׁ֑תָה אֲחַלְּקֵ֣ם בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב וַאֲפִיצֵ֖ם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל", "text": "*ʾārûr* *ʾappām* because *ʿāz* *wə-ʿebrātām* because *qāšātāh* *ʾăḥalləqēm* in-*yaʿăqōb* *wa-ʾăpîṣēm* in-*yiśrāʾēl*", "grammar": { "*ʾārûr*": "Qal passive participle masculine singular - cursed", "*ʾappām*": "noun masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their anger", "*ʿāz*": "adjective masculine singular - fierce/strong", "*wə-ʿebrātām*": "waw conjunction + noun feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their fury", "*qāšātāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - it was hard/cruel", "*ʾăḥalləqēm*": "Piel imperfect 1st singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - I will divide them", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob", "*wa-ʾăpîṣēm*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect 1st singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and I will scatter them", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel" }, "variants": { "*ʾārûr*": "cursed/banned", "*ʾappām*": "their anger/wrath/nose", "*ʿāz*": "fierce/strong/mighty", "*ʿebrātām*": "their fury/rage/wrath/arrogance", "*qāšātāh*": "it was hard/severe/cruel/stiff", "*ʾăḥalləqēm*": "I will divide/separate/apportion them", "*ʾăpîṣēm*": "I will scatter/disperse them" } }
• Deut 32:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.32.8", "source": "בְּהַנְחֵ֤ל עֶלְיוֹן֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם בְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹ בְּנֵ֣י אָדָ֑ם יַצֵּב֙ גְּבֻלֹ֣ת עַמִּ֔ים לְמִסְפַּ֖ר בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "*bəhanḥēl* *ʿelyôn* *gôyim* *bəhap̄rîdô* *bənê* *ʾādām* *yaṣṣēḇ* *gəḇulōṯ* *ʿammîm* *ləmispar* *bənê* *yiśrāʾēl*", "grammar": { "*bəhanḥēl*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - when giving inheritance", "*ʿelyôn*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - Most High", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun - nations", "*bəhap̄rîdô*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - when he separated", "*bənê*": "masculine plural construct noun - sons of", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun - man/Adam/humanity", "*yaṣṣēḇ*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he established", "*gəḇulōṯ*": "feminine plural construct noun - boundaries of", "*ʿammîm*": "masculine plural noun - peoples", "*ləmispar*": "preposition + masculine singular construct noun - according to number of", "*bənê*": "masculine plural construct noun - sons of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel" }, "variants": { "*bəhanḥēl*": "when giving inheritance/when allotting/when dividing", "*ʿelyôn*": "Most High/Supreme/Highest (as divine name or title)", "*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles", "*bəhap̄rîdô*": "when he separated/when he divided/when he distinguished", "*bənê ʾādām*": "sons of Adam/humankind/humanity", "*yaṣṣēḇ*": "he established/he set/he fixed", "*gəḇulōṯ*": "boundaries/borders/territories", "*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations/tribes", "*ləmispar*": "according to number/according to count" } }