--- title: Genesis 11 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Genesis chapter 11 of the Tanakh (The Torah) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/11/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/) / chapter 11 # Genesis 11 32 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [11:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.1/) — וַֽיְהִי כָל־הָאָרֶץ שָׂפָה אֶחָת וּדְבָרִים אֲחָדִֽים׃ — And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. - [11:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.2/) — וַֽיְהִי בְּנָסְעָם מִקֶּדֶם וַֽיִּמְצְאוּ בִקְעָה בְּאֶרֶץ שִׁנְעָר וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָֽׁם׃ — And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. - [11:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.3/) — וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ הָבָה נִלְבְּנָה לְבֵנִים וְנִשְׂרְפָה לִשְׂרֵפָה וַתְּהִי לָהֶם הַלְּבֵנָה לְאָבֶן וְהַחֵמָר הָיָה לָהֶם לַחֹֽמֶר׃ — And they said one to another: 'Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly.' And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. - [11:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.4/) — וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָבָה ׀ נִבְנֶה־לָּנוּ עִיר וּמִגְדָּל וְרֹאשׁוֹ בַשָּׁמַיִם וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־לָּנוּ שֵׁם פֶּן־נָפוּץ עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ — And they said: 'Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, with its top in heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.' - [11:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.5/) — וַיֵּרֶד יְהוָה לִרְאֹת אֶת־הָעִיר וְאֶת־הַמִּגְדָּל אֲשֶׁר בָּנוּ בְּנֵי הָאָדָֽם׃ — And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. - [11:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.6/) — וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה הֵן עַם אֶחָד וְשָׂפָה אַחַת לְכֻלָּם וְזֶה הַחִלָּם לַעֲשׂוֹת וְעַתָּה לֹֽא־יִבָּצֵר מֵהֶם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר יָזְמוּ לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ — And the LORD said: 'Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do; and now nothing will be withholden from them, which they purpose to do. - [11:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.7/) — הָבָה נֵֽרְדָה וְנָבְלָה שָׁם שְׂפָתָם אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ אִישׁ שְׂפַת רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ — Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.' - [11:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.8/) — וַיָּפֶץ יְהוָה אֹתָם מִשָּׁם עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ וַֽיַּחְדְּלוּ לִבְנֹת הָעִֽיר׃ — So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off to build the city. - [11:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.9/) — עַל־כֵּן קָרָא שְׁמָהּ בָּבֶל כִּי־שָׁם בָּלַל יְהוָה שְׂפַת כָּל־הָאָרֶץ וּמִשָּׁם הֱפִיצָם יְהוָה עַל־פְּנֵי כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃פ — Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth; and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. - [11:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.10/) — אֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת שֵׁם שֵׁם בֶּן־מְאַת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־אַרְפַּכְשָׁד שְׁנָתַיִם אַחַר הַמַּבּֽוּל׃ — These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begot Arpachshad two years after the flood. - [11:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.11/) — וַֽיְחִי־שֵׁם אַֽחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־אַרְפַּכְשָׁד חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת׃ס — And Shem lived after he begot Arpachshad five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. - [11:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.12/) — וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁד חַי חָמֵשׁ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־שָֽׁלַח׃ — And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begot Shelah. - [11:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.13/) — וַֽיְחִי אַרְפַּכְשַׁד אַֽחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־שֶׁלַח שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת׃ס — And Arpachshad lived after he begot Shelah four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. - [11:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.14/) — וְשֶׁלַח חַי שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־עֵֽבֶר׃ — And Shelah lived thirty years, and begot Eber. - [11:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.15/) — וַֽיְחִי־שֶׁלַח אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־עֵבֶר שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת׃ס — And Shelah lived after he begot Eber four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. - [11:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.16/) — וַֽיְחִי־עֵבֶר אַרְבַּע וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־פָּֽלֶג׃ — And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begot Peleg. - [11:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.17/) — וַֽיְחִי־עֵבֶר אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־פֶּלֶג שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת׃ס — And Eber lived after he begot Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters. - [11:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.18/) — וַֽיְחִי־פֶלֶג שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־רְעֽוּ׃ — And Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu. - [11:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.19/) — וַֽיְחִי־פֶלֶג אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־רְעוּ תֵּשַׁע שָׁנִים וּמָאתַיִם שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת׃ס — And Peleg lived after he begot Reu two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters. - [11:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.20/) — וַיְחִי רְעוּ שְׁתַּיִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־שְׂרֽוּג׃ — And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begot Serug. - [11:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.21/) — וַיְחִי רְעוּ אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־שְׂרוּג שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים וּמָאתַיִם שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת׃ס — And Reu lived after he begot Serug two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters. - [11:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.22/) — וַיְחִי שְׂרוּג שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־נָחֽוֹר׃ — And Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor. - [11:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.23/) — וַיְחִי שְׂרוּג אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־נָחוֹר מָאתַיִם שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת׃ס — And Serug lived after he begot Nahor two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. - [11:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.24/) — וַיְחִי נָחוֹר תֵּשַׁע וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־תָּֽרַח׃ — And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begot Terah. - [11:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.25/) — וַיְחִי נָחוֹר אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־תֶּרַח תְּשַֽׁע־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה וּמְאַת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת׃ס — And Nahor lived after he begot Terah a hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters. - [11:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.26/) — וַֽיְחִי־תֶרַח שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־אַבְרָם אֶת־נָחוֹר וְאֶת־הָרָֽן׃ — And Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. - [11:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.27/) — וְאֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת תֶּרַח תֶּרַח הוֹלִיד אֶת־אַבְרָם אֶת־נָחוֹר וְאֶת־הָרָן וְהָרָן הוֹלִיד אֶת־לֽוֹט׃ — Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot. - [11:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.28/) — וַיָּמָת הָרָן עַל־פְּנֵי תֶּרַח אָבִיו בְּאֶרֶץ מוֹלַדְתּוֹ בְּאוּר כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ — And Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. - [11:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.29/) — וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָם וְנָחוֹר לָהֶם נָשִׁים שֵׁם אֵֽשֶׁת־אַבְרָם שָׂרָי וְשֵׁם אֵֽשֶׁת־נָחוֹר מִלְכָּה בַּת־הָרָן אֲבִֽי־מִלְכָּה וַֽאֲבִי יִסְכָּֽה׃ — And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. - [11:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.30/) — וַתְּהִי שָׂרַי עֲקָרָה אֵין לָהּ וָלָֽד׃ — And Sarai was barren; she had no child. - [11:31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.31/) — וַיִּקַּח תֶּרַח אֶת־אַבְרָם בְּנוֹ וְאֶת־לוֹט בֶּן־הָרָן בֶּן־בְּנוֹ וְאֵת שָׂרַי כַּלָּתוֹ אֵשֶׁת אַבְרָם בְּנוֹ וַיֵּצְאוּ אִתָּם מֵאוּר כַּשְׂדִּים לָלֶכֶת אַרְצָה כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד־חָרָן וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָֽׁם׃ — And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. - [11:32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.11.32/) — וַיִּהְיוּ יְמֵי־תֶרַח חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים וּמָאתַיִם שָׁנָה וַיָּמָת תֶּרַח בְּחָרָֽן׃ס — And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years; and Terah died in Haran. - ← previous: [Genesis 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/10/) - next →: [Genesis 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/12/) - ↑ back to [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/)