Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 11:7 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 11:7, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Go to let us go down and there confound speech that they may not understand speech another's”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הָ֚בָה | H3051 | Go to | to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come |
| 2 | נֵֽרְדָ֔ה | H3381 | let us go down | to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau |
| 3 | וְנָֽבְלָ֥ה | H1101 | and there confound | to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; to fodder |
| 4 | שָׁ֖ם | H8033 | there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | |
| 5 | שְׂפַ֥ת | H8193 | speech | the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) |
| 6 | אֲשֶׁר֙ | H834 | that | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc |
| 7 | לֹ֣א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 8 | יִשְׁמְע֔וּ | H8085 | they may not understand | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 9 | אִ֖ישׁ | H582 | properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively) | |
| 10 | שְׂפַ֥ת | H8193 | speech | the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) |
| 11 | רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ | H7453 | another's | an associate (more or less close) |
Verse Context
Genesis 11:6said And the LORD Behold the people and they have all one language...
Genesis 11:7 (current)Go to let us go down and there confound speech that they may not understand speech another's
Genesis 11:8scattered them abroad So the LORD from thence upon the face...