Gen. 11:4 in context
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Genesis 11:4

They said, "Come, let us build a city and a tower (Hebr. migdal) that reaches all the way to heaven. Then our name will be known, and we will not be scattered over the whole earth."
[This goes completely against what God said about them filling the whole earth, see Gen. 9:1, 7. A ziggurat is a religious temple tower. It is built in a similar way to a pyramid, but with a staircase leading to the top. At the top was a place called Babilu – "Gate of God." Here there was a room with a bed and a table. People wanted to stay on good terms with their gods by giving them a place where they could rest and eat. Both literally and figuratively, humans try to reach God on their own terms by building a tower with a stairway up to God.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיֹּאמְרוּ   הָבָה   נִבְנֶה   לָּנוּ   עִיר   וּמִגְדָּל   וְרֹאשׁוֹ   בַשָּׁמַיִם   וְנַעֲשֶׂה   לָּנוּ   שֵׁם   פֶּן   נָפוּץ   עַל   פְּנֵי   כָל   הָאָרֶץ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ εἶπαν δεῦτε οἰκοδομήσωμεν ἑαυτοῖς πόλιν καὶ πύργον οὗ ἡ κεφαλὴ ἔσται ἕως τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ποιήσωμεν ἑαυτοῖς ὄνομα πρὸ τοῦ διασπαρῆναι ἐπὶ προσώπου πάσης τῆς γῆς

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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
H3051
H9012
H9015
 הָ֣בָ (hava)
ה (h)
׀
to give
parag
separate
Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix

 Vqv2ms
Sh
H1129
H9014
 נִבְנֶה (nivene-)
־
to build
link
Verb Verb
qal 1p pl. qal first person plural

Vqi1cp
H9005
H9035
 לָּ֣ (la)
נוּ (no)
 to
us
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

Rd
Sp1bp
H5892b
 עִ֗יר (ir)
 city
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9002
H4026
 וּ (o)
מִגְדָּל֙ (migedal)
 and
tower
Conj. Conjunktion

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

 C
Ncbsa
H9002
H7218a
H9023
 וְ (ve)
רֹאשׁ֣ (rósh)
וֹ (vó)
 and
head
his
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

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

C
Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H9003
H8064
 בַ (va)
שָּׁמַ֔יִם (shamajim)
 in
heaven
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Rd
Ncmpa
H9002
H6213a
H9014
 וְ (ve)
נַֽעֲשֶׂה (naase-)
־
and
to make
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 1p pl. qal first person plural

C
Vqu1cp
H9005
H9035
 לָּ֖ (la)
נוּ (no)
 to
us
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

Rd
Sp1bp
H8034
 שֵׁ֑ם (shem)
 name
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H6435
H9014
 פֶּן (pen-)
־
lest
link
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H6327a
 נָפ֖וּץ (nafotz)
 to scatter
Verb Verb
qal 1p pl. qal first person plural

Vqi1cp
H5921a
H9014
 עַל (al-)
־
upon
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H6440
 פְּנֵ֥י (penei)
 face
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H3605
H9014
 כָל (khal-)
־
all
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H0776
H9016
 הָ (ha)
אָֽרֶץ (aretz)
׃
the
land
verseEnd
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

 Td
Ncbsa

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