Genesis 11:8
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So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city.
In other translations
So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city.
Hebrew words
וַיָּפֶץvaiyafetzand he scatteredH6327יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֹתָם'otam<obj.> themH853מִשָּׁםmishamfrom thereH8033עַל־'al-overH5921פְּנֵיpenei[the] surface ofH6440כָל־khol-allH3605הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776וַיַּחְדְּלוּvaiyachdeluand they ceasedH2308לִבְנֹתlivnotto buildH1129הָעִיר׃ha'irthe cityH5892
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Genesis 11:9Therefore 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.That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.
- Genesis 49:7Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
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