Genesis 10:10
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.Genesis 10:10 in the real world
In what words
- אַכַּדʼAkkadAccad, a place in Babylon
- אֶרֶךְʼErekErek, a place in Babylon
- כַּלְנֶהKalnehCalneh or Calno, a place in the Assyrian empire
- רֵאשִׁיתrêʼshîyththe first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
- מַמְלָכָהmamlâkâhdominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
- בָּבֶלBâbelBabel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
- אֶרֶץʼeretsthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.