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And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And they said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ vai·yo·me·ru
Go to ascribe Verb H3051 הָ֣בָה ha·vah
let us build build Verb H1129 נִבְנֶה־ niv·neh-
us a city Ai Noun H5892 עִ֗יר ir
and a tower castle Noun H4026 וּמִגְדָּל֙ u·mig·dal
whose top band Noun H7218 וְרֹאשֹׁ֣ו ve·ro·shov
[may reach] unto heaven air Noun H8064 בַשָּׁמַ֔יִם va·sha·ma·yim,
and let us make accomplish Verb H6213 וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־ ve·na·'a·seh-
us a name base Noun H8034 שֵׁ֑ם shem;
otherwise lest Conjunction H6435 פֶּן־ pen-
lest we be scattered abroad break into pieces Verb H6327 נָפ֖וּץ na·futz
over above Prepostion H5921 עַל־ al-
upon the face accept Noun H6440 פְּנֵ֥י pe·nei
of the whole all manner Noun H3605 כָל־ chol-
of the whole earth common Noun H776 הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ha·'a·retz.

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King James Bible And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Hebrew Greek English And they They said, Go to, "Come, let us build us for ourselves a city city, and a tower, tower whose top may will reach unto heaven; into heaven, and let us make us for ourselves a name, lest otherwise we will be scattered abroad upon over the face of the whole earth."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And they They said, Go to, "Come, let us build us for ourselves a city city, and a tower, tower whose top may will reach unto heaven; into heaven, and let us make us for ourselves a name, lest otherwise we will be scattered abroad upon over the face of the whole earth."