Gen. 11:3 in context
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Genesis 11:3

Then they said to each other, "Come, let us make bricks and bake them (harden them properly)." They used bricks instead of stones and clay instead of mortar.
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיֹּאמְרוּ   אִישׁ   אֶל   רֵעֵהוּ   הָבָה   נִלְבְּנָה   לְבֵנִים   וְנִשְׂרְפָה   לִשְׂרֵפָה   וַתְּהִי   לָהֶם   הַלְּבֵנָה   לְאָבֶן   וְהַחֵמָר   הָיָה   לָהֶם   לַחֹמֶר  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ εἶπεν ἄνθρωπος τῷ πλησίον δεῦτε πλινθεύσωμεν πλίνθους καὶ ὀπτήσωμεν αὐτὰς πυρί καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτοῖς ἡ πλίνθος εἰς λίθον καὶ ἄσφαλτος ἦν αὐτοῖς ὁ πηλός

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H0559
 וַ (va)
יֹּאמְר֞וּ (jómervo)
 seq
to say
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ pl. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine plural

c
Vqw3mp
H0376
 אִ֣ישׁ (ish)
 man
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H0413
H9014
 אֶל (el-)
־
to(wards)
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H7453
H9023
 רֵעֵ֗ (ree)
הוּ (ho)
 neighbor
his
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H3051
H9012
 הָ֚בָ (hava)
ה (h)
 to give
parag
Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix

 Vqv2ms
Sh
H3835b
 נִלְבְּנָ֣ה (nilebenah)
 to mske bricks
Verb Verb
qal 1p pl. qal first person plural

Vqi1cp
H3843
 לְבֵנִ֔ים (levenim)
 brick
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H9002
H8313
 וְ (ve)
נִשְׂרְפָ֖ה (niserefah)
 and
to burn
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 1p pl. qal first person plural

C
Vqu1cp
H9005
H8316
 לִ (li)
שְׂרֵפָ֑ה (serefah)
 to
fire
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 R
Ncfsa
H9001
H1961
 וַ (va)
תְּהִ֨י (tehi)
 seq
to be
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♀ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person feminine singular

c
Vqw3fs
H9005
H9038
 לָ (la)
הֶ֤ם (hem)
 to
them
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

Rd
Sp3mp
H9009
H3843
 הַ (ha)
לְּבֵנָה֙ (levenah)
 the
brick
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncfsa
H9005
H0068
 לְ (le)
אָ֔בֶן (aven)
 to
stone
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 R
Ncbsa
H9002
H9009
H2564
 וְ (ve)
הַ֣ (ha)
חֵמָ֔ר (chemar)
 and
the
bitumen
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 C
Td
Ncbsa
H1961
 הָיָ֥ה (hajah)
 to be
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♂ sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Vqp3ms
H9005
H9038
 לָ (la)
הֶ֖ם (hem)
 to
them
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

Rd
Sp3mp
H9005
H2563a
H9016
 לַ (la)
חֹֽמֶר (chómer)
׃
to
clay
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Ncbsa

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