Genesis 11:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 11:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
רֵעֵ֗הוּ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
הָ֚בָה
yâhab
H3051
to give
נִלְבְּנָ֣ה
lâban
H3835
to be white
לְבֵנִ֔ים
lᵉbênâh
H3843
brick
וְנִשְׂרְפָ֖ה
sâraph
H8313
to burn
לִשְׂרֵפָ֑ה
sᵉrêphâh
H8316
burning
וַתְּהִ֨י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָהֶ֤ם
הַלְּבֵנָה֙
lᵉbênâh
H3843
brick
לְאָ֔בֶן
ʼeben
H68
stone
וְהַ֣חֵמָ֔ר
chêmâr
H2564
bitumen
הָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָהֶ֖ם
לַחֹֽמֶר
chômer
H2563
mortar
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World English Bible Public Domain
They said one to another, "Come, let's make brick, and burn them thoroughly." They had brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then they said to each other, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them with fire.” And they had bricks for stones, and they had tar for mortar.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).