- *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