Genesis 11:7 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | Go to | הָ֚בָה | h3051 |
| 1 | let us go down | נֵֽרְדָ֔ה | h3381 |
| 2 | and there confound | וְנָֽבְלָ֥ה | h1101 |
| 3 | | שָׁ֖ם | h8033 |
| 9 | speech | שְׂפַ֥ת | h8193 |
| 5 | that | אֲשֶׁר֙ | h834 |
| 6 | | לֹ֣א | h3808 |
| 7 | they may not understand | יִשְׁמְע֔וּ | h8085 |
| 8 | | אִ֖ישׁ | h582 |
| 9 | speech | שְׂפַ֥ת | h8193 |
| 10 | another's | רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ | h7453 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Come, let us go down and take away the sense of their language, so that they will not be able to make themselves clear to one another.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
World English Bible (WEB)
Come, let's go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Give help, let us go down, and mingle there their pronunciation, so that a man doth not understand the pronunciation of his companion.'