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width="20%">Translit</td><td class="top" width="20%">Hebrew</td><td class="top" width="25%">English</td><td class="top" width="18%">Morph</td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5921: upon, above, over">5921</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5921 -- Occurrence 60 of 5778">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/al_5921.htm" title="‘al-: over -- Occurrence 49 of 3469.">‘al-</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עַל־</td><td class="eng" valign="top">upon</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Prepostion">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3651: so, thus">3651</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3651 -- Occurrence 12 of 767">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/ken_3651.htm" title="kên: after that -- Occurrence 4 of 402.">kên</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כֵּ֞ן</td><td class="eng" valign="top">thus</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective">Adj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7121: to call, proclaim, read">7121</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7121 -- Occurrence 19 of 734">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/kara_7121.htm" title="qā·rā: was called -- Occurrence 3 of 44.">qā-rā</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">קָרָ֤א</td><td class="eng" valign="top">is called</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb">Verb</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8034: a name">8034</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8034 -- Occurrence 22 of 864">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/shemah_8034.htm" title="šə·māh: name -- Occurrence 1 of 15.">šə-māh</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שְׁמָהּ֙</td><td class="eng" valign="top">the name</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun">Noun</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 894: an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital city">894</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 894 -- Occurrence 2 of 262">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/bavel_894.htm" title="bā·ḇel,: Babel -- Occurrence 2 of 184.">bā-ḇel,</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בָּבֶ֔ל</td><td class="eng" valign="top">Babel</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun">Noun</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3588: that, for, when">3588</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3588 -- Occurrence 45 of 4481">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/ki_3588.htm" title="kî-: because -- Occurrence 44 of 4334.">kî-</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כִּי־</td><td class="eng" valign="top">because</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8033: there, thither">8033</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8033 -- Occurrence 10 of 833">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/sham_8033.htm" title="šām: there -- Occurrence 6 of 523.">šām</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שָׁ֛ם</td><td class="eng" valign="top">did there</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1101.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1101: to mingle, mix, confuse, confound">1101</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1101.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1101 -- Occurrence 2 of 43">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/balal_1101.htm" title="bā·lal: confused -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">bā-lal</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בָּלַ֥ל</td><td class="eng" valign="top">confound</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb">Verb</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 49 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh: the LORD -- Occurrence 49 of 6218.">Yah-weh</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוָ֖ה</td><td class="eng" valign="top">the LORD</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun">Noun</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8193: lip, speech, edge">8193</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8193.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8193 -- Occurrence 5 of 175">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/sefat_8193.htm" title="śə·p̄aṯ: the language -- Occurrence 2 of 39.">śə-p̄aṯ</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שְׂפַ֣ת</td><td class="eng" valign="top">the language</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun">Noun</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3605: the whole, all">3605</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3605 -- Occurrence 130 of 5418">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/kol_3605.htm" title="kāl-: of the whole -- Occurrence 67 of 2745.">kāl-</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כָּל־</td><td class="eng" valign="top">of all</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun">Noun</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 776: earth, land">776</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 776 -- Occurrence 93 of 2503">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/haaretz_776.htm" title="hā·’ā·reṣ;: earth -- Occurrence 67 of 934.">hā-’ā-reṣ;</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָאָ֑רֶץ</td><td class="eng" valign="top">the earth</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun">Noun</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8033: there, thither">8033</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8033 -- Occurrence 11 of 833">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/umishsham_8033.htm" title="ū·miš·šām: there -- Occurrence 2 of 8.">ū-miš-šām</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּמִשָּׁם֙</td><td class="eng" valign="top">and from there</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6327.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6327: to be dispersed or scattered">6327</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6327.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6327 -- Occurrence 4 of 67">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/hefitzam_6327.htm" title="hĕ·p̄î·ṣām: scattered -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">hĕ-p̄î-ṣām</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הֱפִיצָ֣ם</td><td class="eng" valign="top">did scatter them</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb">Verb</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 50 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh,: the LORD -- Occurrence 50 of 6218.">Yah-weh,</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוָ֔ה</td><td class="eng" valign="top">the LORD</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun">Noun</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5921: upon, above, over">5921</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5921 -- Occurrence 61 of 5778">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/al_5921.htm" title="‘al-: over -- Occurrence 50 of 3469.">‘al-</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עַל־</td><td class="eng" valign="top">over</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Prepostion">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6440: face, faces">6440</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6440 -- Occurrence 31 of 2128">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/penei_6440.htm" title="pə·nê: the face -- Occurrence 18 of 266.">pə-nê</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">פְּנֵ֖י</td><td class="eng" valign="top">the face</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun">Noun</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3605: the whole, all">3605</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3605 -- Occurrence 131 of 5418">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/kol_3605.htm" title="kāl-: of the whole -- Occurrence 68 of 2745.">kāl-</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כָּל־</td><td class="eng" valign="top">of all</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun">Noun</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 776: earth, land">776</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 776 -- Occurrence 94 of 2503">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/hebrew/haaretz_776.htm" title="hā·’ā·reṣ.: earth -- Occurrence 68 of 934.">hā-’ā-reṣ.</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</td><td class="eng" valign="top">the earth</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun">Noun</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="p̄">p̄</a></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">פ</td><td class="eng" valign="top"> - </td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"> </a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><div class="vheading2">Hebrew Texts</div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wlc/genesis/11.htm">בראשית 11:9 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">עַל־כֵּ֞ן קָרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ בָּבֶ֔ל כִּי־שָׁ֛ם בָּלַ֥ל יְהוָ֖ה שְׂפַ֣ת כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וּמִשָּׁם֙ הֱפִיצָ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה עַל־פְּנֵ֖י כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פ</span><p><span 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