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Genesis 11:7 Interlinear

“Go to let us go down and there confound speech that they may not understand speech another's”

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Genesis 11 with commentary

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)

Genesis 11:7 (current)Go to let us go down and there confound speech that they may not understand speech another's