Genesis 11:2 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		וַיְהִ֖י	h1961
1	And it came to pass as they journeyed	בְּנָסְעָ֣ם	h5265
2	from the east	מִקֶּ֑דֶם	h6924
3	that they found	וַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּ	h4672
4	a plain	בִקְעָ֛ה	h1237
5	in the land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	h776
6	of Shinar	שִׁנְעָ֖ר	h8152
7	and they dwelt	וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ	h3427
8		שָֽׁם׃	h8033

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And it came about that in their wandering from the east, they came to a stretch of flat country in the land of Shinar, and there they made their living-place.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and dwelt there.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.

World English Bible (WEB)

It happened, as they traveled east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they lived there.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and it cometh to pass, in their journeying from the east, that they find a valley in the land of Shinar, and dwell there;