Genesis 11:7
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
בָּלַל
bâlal
to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; to fodder
לָשׁוֹן
lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,...
בִּין
bîyn
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
אַחֵר
ʼachêr
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
שָׂפָה
sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
בָּלַל bâlal
to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; to fodder
Study H1101 →לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
Study H3956 →שָׂפָה sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Study H8193 →בִּין bîyn
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
Study H995 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →Cross References
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over...
If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?
Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what the...
The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.
And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
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