Gen. 11:5 in context
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Genesis 11:5

But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower that the people had begun to build.
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיֵּרֶד   יְהוָה   לִרְאֹת   אֶת   הָעִיר   וְאֶת   הַמִּגְדָּל   אֲשֶׁר   בָּנוּ   בְּנֵי   הָאָדָם  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ κατέβη κύριος ἰδεῖν τὴν πόλιν καὶ τὸν πύργον ὃν ᾠκοδόμησαν οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H3381
 וַ (va)
יֵּ֣רֶד (jered)
 seq
to go down
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H3068
 יְהוָ֔ה (jehvah)
 YHWH
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npt
H9005
H7200
 לִ (li)
רְאֹ֥ת (reót)
 to
to see
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H0853
H9014
 אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

 To
H9009
H5892b
 הָ (ha)
עִ֖יר (ir)
 the
city
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

 Td
Ncbsa
H9002
H0853
H9014
 וְ (ve)
אֶת (et-)
־
and
obj.
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

 C
To
H9009
H4026
 הַ (ha)
מִּגְדָּ֑ל (migedal)
 the
tower
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

 Td
Ncbsa
H0834a
 אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher)
 which
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

 Tr
H1129
 בָּנ֖וּ (bano)
 to build
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p pl. qal qatal third person plural

Vqp3cp
H1121a
 בְּנֵ֥י (benei)
 son
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H9009
H0120
H9016
 הָ (ha)
אָדָֽם (adam)
׃
the
man
verseEnd
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

 Td
Ncbsa

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