Genesis 11:7
Come, let’s go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”This verse in the real world
When
In what words
- יָהַבyâhabto give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come
- בָּלַלbâlalto overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; to fodder
- אֲשֶׁרʼăsherwho, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, i
- שָׂפָהsâphâhthe lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vess
- רֵעַrêaʻan associate (more or less close)
- יָרַדyâradto descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore,
- שָׁמַעshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively,
- אִישׁʼîysha man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 33:10, Job 5:12–13, Gen 1:26, Psa 55:9, 1Co 14:2–11, 1Co 14:23, Gen 42:23, Act 2:4–11