Gen. 11:7 in context
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Genesis 11:7

Come, let us go down and confuse (mix up) their language so that they will not understand each other." [The result of unity that excludes God is confusion.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

הָבָה   נֵרְדָה   וְנָבְלָה   שָׁם   שְׂפָתָם   אֲשֶׁר   לֹא   יִשְׁמְעוּ   אִישׁ   שְׂפַת   רֵעֵהוּ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

δεῦτε καὶ καταβάντες συγχέωμεν ἐκεῖ αὐτῶν τὴν γλῶσσαν ἵνα μὴ ἀκούσωσιν ἕκαστος τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ πλησίον

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H3051
H9012
 הָ֚בָ (hava)
ה (h)
 to give
parag
Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix

 Vqv2ms
Sh
H3381
 נֵֽרְדָ֔ה (neredah)
 to go down
Verb Verb
qal 1p pl. qal first person plural

Vqi1cp
H9002
H1101a
 וְ (ve)
נָבְלָ֥ה (navelah)
 and
to mix
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 1p pl. qal first person plural

C
Vqu1cp
H8033
 שָׁ֖ם (sham)
 there
Adv. Adverb

 D
H8193
H9028
 שְׂפָתָ֑ (sefata)
ם (m)
 lip
their
Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

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

Ncfsc
Sp3mp
H0834a
 אֲשֶׁר֙ (asher)
 which
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

 Tr
H3808
 לֹ֣א (ló)
 not
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

 Tn
H8085
 יִשְׁמְע֔וּ (jishemeo)
 to hear
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ pl. qal third person masculine plural

Vqi3mp
H0376
 אִ֖ישׁ (ish)
 man
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H8193
 שְׂפַ֥ת (sefat)
 lip
Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Ncfsc
H7453
H9023
H9016
 רֵעֵֽ (ree)
הוּ (ho)
׃
neighbor
his
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

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

Ncbsc
Sp3ms

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