Genesis 11:9
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
5921 [e]עַל־
‘al-
UponPrep
3651 [e]כֵּ֞ן
kên
thusAdv
7121 [e]קָרָ֤א
qā-rā
is calledV-Qal-Perf-3ms
8034 [e]שְׁמָהּ֙
šə-māh
its nameN-msc | 3fs
894 [e]בָּבֶ֔ל
bā-ḇel,
BabelN-proper-fs
3588 [e]כִּי־
kî-
forConj
8033 [e]שָׁ֛ם
šām
thereAdv
1101 [e]בָּלַ֥ל
bā-lal
confusedV-Qal-Perf-3ms
3068 [e]יְהוָ֖ה
Yah-weh
YahwehN-proper-ms
8193 [e]שְׂפַ֣ת
śə-p̄aṯ
the languageN-fsc
3605 [e]כָּל־
kāl-
of allN-msc
776 [e]הָאָ֑רֶץ
hā-’ā-reṣ;
the earthArt | N-fs
8033 [e]וּמִשָּׁם֙
ū-miš-šām
and from thereConj-w, Prep-m | Adv
6327 [e]הֱפִיצָ֣ם
hĕ-p̄î-ṣām
scattered them abroadV-Hifil-Perf-3ms | 3mp
3068 [e]יְהוָ֔ה
Yah-weh,
YahwehN-proper-ms
5921 [e]עַל־
‘al-
overPrep
6440 [e]פְּנֵ֖י
pə-nê
the faceN-cpc
3605 [e]כָּל־
kāl-
of allN-msc
776 [e]הָאָֽרֶץ׃
hā-’ā-reṣ.
the earthArt | N-fs
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Hebrew Texts
בראשית 11:9 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
עַל־כֵּ֞ן קָרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ בָּבֶ֔ל כִּי־שָׁ֛ם בָּלַ֥ל יְהוָ֖ה שְׂפַ֣ת כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וּמִשָּׁם֙ הֱפִיצָ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה עַל־פְּנֵ֖י כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פ

בראשית 11:9 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
על־כן קרא שמה בבל כי־שם בלל יהוה שפת כל־הארץ ומשם הפיצם יהוה על־פני כל־הארץ׃ פ

בראשית 11:9 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
על־כן קרא שמה בבל כי־שם בלל יהוה שפת כל־הארץ ומשם הפיצם יהוה על־פני כל־הארץ׃ פ

בראשית 11:9 Hebrew Bible
על כן קרא שמה בבל כי שם בלל יהוה שפת כל הארץ ומשם הפיצם יהוה על פני כל הארץ׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of the whole earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth.

King James Bible
Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore its name is called Babylon, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole earth, and from there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
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