Gen. 11:8 in context
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Genesis 11:8

So the Lord (Yahweh) scattered the people over the whole earth, and they stopped building the city.
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיָּפֶץ   יְהוָה   אֹתָם   מִשָּׁם   עַל   פְּנֵי   כָל   הָאָרֶץ   וַיַּחְדְּלוּ   לִבְנֹת   הָעִיר  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ διέσπειρεν αὐτοὺς κύριος ἐκεῖθεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον πάσης τῆς γῆς καὶ ἐπαύσαντο οἰκοδομοῦντες τὴν πόλιν καὶ τὸν πύργον

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H6327a
 וַ (va)
יָּ֨פֶץ (jafetz)
 seq
to scatter
Conj. Conjunktion

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

c
Vhw3ms
H3068
 יְהוָ֥ה (jehvah)
 YHWH
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npt
H0853
H9038
 אֹתָ֛ (óta)
ם (m)
 obj.
them
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

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

To
Sp3mp
H9006
H8033
 מִ (mi)
שָּׁ֖ם (sham)
 from
there
Prep. Preposition

Adv. Adverb

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

 R
H6440
 פְּנֵ֣י (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
 הָ (ha)
אָ֑רֶץ (aretz)
 the
land
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

 Td
Ncbsa
H9001
H2308
 וַֽ (va)
יַּחְדְּל֖וּ (jachedelo)
 seq
to cease
Conj. Conjunktion

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

c
Vqw3mp
H9005
H1129
 לִ (li)
בְנֹ֥ת (venót)
 to
to build
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H9009
H5892b
H9016
 הָ (ha)
עִֽיר (ir)
׃
the
city
verseEnd
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

 Td
Ncbsa

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