Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. Young's Literal Translation and it cometh to pass, in their journeying from the east, that they find a valley in the land of Shinar, and dwell there; King James Bible And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. Hebrew Andוַֽיְהִ֖י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be as people journeyed בְּנָסְעָ֣ם (bə·nā·sə·‘ām) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey eastward, מִקֶּ֑דֶם (miq·qe·ḏem) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6924: The front, of place, time they found וַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּ (way·yim·ṣə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present a plain בִקְעָ֛ה (ḇiq·‘āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1237: A split, a wide level valley between mountains in the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of Shinar שִׁנְעָ֖ר (šin·‘ār) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8152: Shinar -- another name for Babylon and settled וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry there. שָֽׁם׃ (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither |
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