Genesis 11:8 Hebrew Word Analysis

0scattered them abroadוַיָּ֨פֶץh6327
1So the LORDיְהוָ֥הh3068
2אֹתָ֛םh853
3from thenceמִשָּׁ֖םh8033
4עַלh5921
5upon the faceפְּנֵ֣יh6440
6כָלh3605
7of all the earthהָאָ֑רֶץh776
8and they left offוַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּh2308
9to buildלִבְנֹ֥תh1129
10the cityהָעִֽיר׃h5892

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

American Standard Version (ASV)

So Jehovah scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So the Lord God sent them away into every part of the earth: and they gave up building their town.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth. And they left off building the city.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

World English Bible (WEB)

So Yahweh scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And Jehovah doth scatter them from thence over the face of all the earth, and they cease to build the city;