Genesis 11:4 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	And they said	וַיֹּֽאמְר֞וּ	h559
1	Go to	הָ֣בָה׀	h3051
2	let us build	נִבְנֶה	h1129
3		לָּ֣נוּ	h0
4	us a city	עִ֗יר	h5892
5	and a tower	וּמִגְדָּל֙	h4026
6	whose top	וְרֹאשׁ֣וֹ	h7218
7	may reach unto heaven	בַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	h8064
8	and let us make	וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה	h6213
9		לָּ֖נוּ	h0
10	us a name	שֵׁ֑ם	h8034
11		פֶּן	h6435
12	lest we be scattered abroad	נָפ֖וּץ	h6327
13		עַל	h5921
14	upon the face	פְּנֵ֥י	h6440
15		כָל	h3605
16	of the whole earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	h776

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And they said, Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top `may reach' unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they said, Come, let us make a town, and a tower whose top will go up as high as heaven; and let us make a great name for ourselves, so that we may not be wanderers over the face of the earth.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And they said, Come on, let us build ourselves a city and a tower, the top of which [may reach] to the heavens; and let us make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And they said, come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach to heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we should be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

World English Bible (WEB)

They said, "Come, let's build us a city, and a tower, whose top reaches to the sky, and let's make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth."

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And they say, `Give help, let us build for ourselves a city and tower, and its head in the heavens, and make for ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of all the earth.'