- Genesis 11:1
וַיְהִי כׇל־הָאָרֶץ שָׂפָה אֶחָת וּדְבָרִים אֲחָדִים׃
Everyone on earth had the same language and the same words.
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וַהֲוָה כָל אַרְעָא לִישָׁן חַד וּמַמְלַל חַד׃
The whole earth had one language, and conforming words.
- Genesis 11:2
וַיְהִי בְּנׇסְעָם מִקֶּדֶם וַיִּמְצְאוּ בִקְעָה בְּאֶרֶץ שִׁנְעָר וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם׃
And as they migrated from the east, they came upon a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there.
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וַהֲוָה בְּמִטַּלְהוֹן בְּקַדְמֵיתָא וְאַשְׁכַּחוּ בִּקְעֲתָא בְּאַרְעָא דְּבָבֶל וִיתִיבוּ תַּמָּן׃
When they journeyed from the east, [at the beginning,] they found a valley in the land of Shinar [Babylon] and they settled there.
- Genesis 11:3
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ הָבָה נִלְבְּנָה לְבֵנִים וְנִשְׂרְפָה לִשְׂרֵפָה וַתְּהִי לָהֶם הַלְּבֵנָה לְאָבֶן וְהַחֵמָר הָיָה לָהֶם לַחֹמֶר׃
They said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and burn them hard.”—Brick served them as stone, and bitumen served them as mortar.—
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וַאֲמַרוּ גְּבַר לְחַבְרֵיהּ הַבוּ נִרְמֵי לִבְנִין וְנִשְׂרוֹפִנּוּן בְּנוּרָא וַהֲוָת לְהוֹן לְבֵינְתָא לְאַבְנָא וְחֵימָרָא הֲוָה לְהוֹן לִשְׁיָע׃
They said one to another, Come, let us mold [throw] bricks and bake them thoroughly [in a fire]. They then had bricks to use as stone, and the clay for mortar.
- Genesis 11:4
וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָבָה ׀ נִבְנֶה־לָּנוּ עִיר וּמִגְדָּל וְרֹאשׁוֹ בַשָּׁמַיִם וְנַעֲשֶׂה־לָּנוּ שֵׁם פֶּן־נָפוּץ עַל־פְּנֵי כׇל־הָאָרֶץ׃
And they said, “Come, let us build us a city, and a tower with its top in the sky, to make a name for ourselves; else we shall be scattered all over the world.”
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וַאֲמַרוּ הַבוּ נִבְנֵי לַנָא קַרְתָּא וּמִגְדְּלָא וְרֵישֵׁיהּ מָטֵי עַד צֵית שְׁמַיָּא וְנַעֲבֵיד לַנָא שׁוֹם דִּלְמָא נִתְבַּדַּר עַל אַפֵּי כָּל אַרְעָא׃
Then they said, Come, we will build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach the [height of the] heavens. Thus we will make ourselves a name, so that we will not be scattered all over the face of the earth.
- Genesis 11:5
וַיֵּרֶד יְהֹוָה לִרְאֹת אֶת־הָעִיר וְאֶת־הַמִּגְדָּל אֲשֶׁר בָּנוּ בְּנֵי הָאָדָם׃
GOD came down to look at the city and tower that the mortals had built,
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וְאִתְגְּלִי יְיָ לְאִתְפְּרָעָא עַל עוֹבָד קַרְתָּא וּמִגְדְּלָא דִּבְנוֹ בְּנֵי אֲנָשָׁא׃
Adonoy descended to see [Adonoy became revealed in order to punish them because of the building of] the city and the tower that the sons of man built.
- Genesis 11:6
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה הֵן עַם אֶחָד וְשָׂפָה אַחַת לְכֻלָּם וְזֶה הַחִלָּם לַעֲשׂוֹת וְעַתָּה לֹא־יִבָּצֵר מֵהֶם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר יָזְמוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת׃
and GOD said, “If, as one people with one language for all, this is how they have begun to act, then nothing that they may propose to do will be out of their reach.
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וַאֲמַר יְיָ הָא עַמָּא חַד וְלִישָׁן חַד לְכוּלְּהוֹן וְדֵין דְּשָׁרִיאוּ לְמֶעֱבַד וּכְעַן לָא יִתְמְנַע מִנְּהוֹן כֹּל דְּחַשִּׁיבוּ לְמֶעֱבַד׃
Adonoy said, Behold, they are one people, all having one language, and this is their first undertaking. Now will nothing be unattainable for them, [to do] whatever they have a mind to do?
- Genesis 11:7
הָבָה נֵרְדָה וְנָבְלָה שָׁם שְׂפָתָם אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ אִישׁ שְׂפַת רֵעֵהוּ׃
Let us, then, go down and confound their speech there, so that they shall not understand one another’s speech.”
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הַבוּ נִתְגְּלֵי וּנְבַלְבֵּל תַּמָּן לִישָׁנְהוֹן דְּלָא יִשְׁמְעוּן אֲנָשׁ לִישָׁן חַבְרֵיהּ׃
Come, let us descend [let us be revealed] and jumble their language, that they will not understand one another’s language.
- Genesis 11:8
וַיָּפֶץ יְהֹוָה אֹתָם מִשָּׁם עַל־פְּנֵי כׇל־הָאָרֶץ וַיַּחְדְּלוּ לִבְנֹת הָעִיר׃
Thus GOD scattered them from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city.
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וּבַדַּר יְיָ יָתְהוֹן מִתַּמָּן עַל אַפֵּי כָל אַרְעָא וְאִתְמְנַעוּ מִלְּמִבְנֵי קַרְתָּא׃
Adonoy scattered them from there all over the face of the earth, and they stopped building the city.
- Genesis 11:9
עַל־כֵּן קָרָא שְׁמָהּ בָּבֶל כִּי־שָׁם בָּלַל יְהֹוָה שְׂפַת כׇּל־הָאָרֶץ וּמִשָּׁם הֱפִיצָם יְהֹוָה עַל־פְּנֵי כׇּל־הָאָרֶץ׃
That is why it was called Babel, because there GOD confounded the speech of the whole earth; and from there GOD scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
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עַל כֵּן קְרָא שְׁמַהּ בָּבֶל אֲרֵי תַּמָּן בַּלְבֵּיל יְיָ לִישָׁן כָּל אַרְעָא וּמִתַּמָּן בַּדַּרִנּוּן יְיָ עַל אַפֵּי כָל אַרְעָא׃
Therefore He called its name, Bavel, for this was the place where Adonoy jumbled the language of all the earth; and from there, Adonoy scattered them all over the face of the earth.
- Genesis 11:10
אֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת שֵׁם שֵׁם בֶּן־מְאַת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־אַרְפַּכְשָׁד שְׁנָתַיִם אַחַר הַמַּבּוּל׃
This is the line of Shem. Shem was 100 years old when he begot Arpachshad, two years after the Flood.
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אִלֵּין תּוֹלְדָת שֵׁם שֵׁם בַּר מְאָה שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד יָת אַרְפַּכְשָׁד תַּרְתֵּין שְׁנִין בָּתַר טוֹפָנָא׃
These are the histories of Sheim. Sheim was one hundred years old, and he had Arpachshad two years after the Flood.
- Genesis 11:11
וַיְחִי־שֵׁם אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־אַרְפַּכְשָׁד חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת׃
After the birth of Arpachshad, Shem lived 500 years and begot sons and daughters.
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וַחֲיָא שֵׁם בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת אַרְפַּכְשָׁד חֲמֵישׁ מְאָה שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין וּבְנָן׃
Sheim lived after he had Arpachshad, five hundred years, and he had sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:12
וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁד חַי חָמֵשׁ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־שָׁלַח׃
When Arpachshad had lived 35 years, he begot Shelah.
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וְאַרְפַּכְשָׁד חֲיָא תְּלָתִין וַחֲמֵישׁ שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד יָת שָׁלַח׃
Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and had Shelach.
- Genesis 11:13
וַיְחִי אַרְפַּכְשַׁד אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־שֶׁלַח שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת׃
After the birth of Shelah, Arpachshad lived 403 years and begot sons and daughters.
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וַחֲיָא אַרְפַּכְשָׁד בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת שֶׁלַח אַרְבַּע מְאָה וּתְלָת שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין וּבְנָן׃
Arpachshad lived, after he had Shelach, four hundred and three years, and he had sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:14
וְשֶׁלַח חַי שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־עֵבֶר׃
When Shelah had lived 30 years, he begot Eber.
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וְשֶׁלַח חֲיָא תְּלָתִין שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד יָת עֵבֶר׃
Shelach lived thirty years and had Eiver.
- Genesis 11:15
וַיְחִי־שֶׁלַח אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־עֵבֶר שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת׃
After the birth of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and begot sons and daughters.
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וַחֲיָא שֶׁלַח בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת עֵבֶר אַרְבַּע מְאָה וּתְלָת שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין וּבְנָן׃
After he had Eiver, Shelach lived four hundred and three years, and he had sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:16
וַיְחִי־עֵבֶר אַרְבַּע וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־פָּלֶג׃
When Eber had lived 34 years, he begot Peleg.
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וַחֲיָא עֵבֶר תְּלָתִין וְאַרְבַּע שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד יָת פָּלֶג׃
Eiver lived thirty-four years and had Peleg.
- Genesis 11:17
וַיְחִי־עֵבֶר אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־פֶּלֶג שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת׃
After the birth of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and begot sons and daughters.
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וַחֲיָא עֵבֶר בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת פֶּלֶג אַרְבַּע מְאָה וּתְלָתִין שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין וּבְנָן׃
After he had Peleg, Eiver lived four hundred and thirty years, and he had sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:18
וַיְחִי־פֶלֶג שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־רְעוּ׃
When Peleg had lived 30 years, he begot Reu.
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וַחֲיָא פֶּלֶג תְּלָתִין שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד יָת רְעוּ׃
Peleg lived thirty years and had Re’u.
- Genesis 11:19
וַיְחִי־פֶלֶג אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־רְעוּ תֵּשַׁע שָׁנִים וּמָאתַיִם שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת׃
After the birth of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and begot sons and daughters.
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וַחֲיָא פֶּלֶג בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת רְעוּ מָאתַן וּתְשַׁע שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין וּבְנָן׃
After he had Re’u, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years, and had sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:20
וַיְחִי רְעוּ שְׁתַּיִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־שְׂרוּג׃
When Reu had lived 32 years, he begot Serug.
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וַחֲיָא רְעוּ תְּלָתִין וְתַרְתֵּין שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד יָת שְׂרוּג׃
Re’u lived thirty-two years and had Serug.
- Genesis 11:21
וַיְחִי רְעוּ אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־שְׂרוּג שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים וּמָאתַיִם שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת׃
After the birth of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and begot sons and daughters.
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וַחֲיָא רְעוּ בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת שְׂרוּג מָאתַן וּשְׁבַע שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין וּבְנָן׃
After he had Serug, Re’u lived two hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:22
וַיְחִי שְׂרוּג שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־נָחוֹר׃
When Serug had lived 30 years, he begot Nahor.
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וַחֲיָא שְׂרוּג תְּלָתִין שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד יָת נָחוֹר׃
Serug lived thirty years and had Nachor.
- Genesis 11:23
וַיְחִי שְׂרוּג אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־נָחוֹר מָאתַיִם שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת׃
After the birth of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and begot sons and daughters.
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וַחֲיָא שְׂרוּג בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת נָחוֹר מָאתַן שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין וּבְנָן׃
After he had Nachor, Serug lived two hundred years, and had sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:24
וַיְחִי נָחוֹר תֵּשַׁע וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־תָּרַח׃
When Nahor had lived 29 years, he begot Terah.
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וַחֲיָא נָחוֹר עֶשְׂרִין וּתְשַׁע שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד יָת תָּרַח׃
Nachor lived twenty-nine years and had Terach.
- Genesis 11:25
וַיְחִי נָחוֹר אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־תֶּרַח תְּשַׁע־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה וּמְאַת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת׃
After the birth of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and begot sons and daughters.
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וַחֲיָא נָחוֹר בָּתַר דְּאוֹלֵיד יָת תֶּרַח מְאָה וּתְשַׁע עֶשְׂרֵי שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד בְּנִין וּבְנָן׃
After he had Terach, Nachor lived one hundred and nineteen years, and had sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:26
וַיְחִי־תֶרַח שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־אַבְרָם אֶת־נָחוֹר וְאֶת־הָרָן׃
When Terah had lived 70 years, he begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
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וַחֲיָא תֶּרַח שִׁבְעִין שְׁנִין וְאוֹלֵיד יָת אַבְרָם יָת נָחוֹר וְיָת הָרָן׃
Terach lived seventy years and had Avram, Nachor and Haran.
- Genesis 11:27
וְאֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת תֶּרַח תֶּרַח הוֹלִיד אֶת־אַבְרָם אֶת־נָחוֹר וְאֶת־הָרָן וְהָרָן הוֹלִיד אֶת־לוֹט׃
Now this is the line of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot.
Targum Onkelos
וְאִלֵּין תּוֹלְדָת תֶּרַח תֶּרַח אוֹלֵיד יָת אַבְרָם יָת נָחוֹר וְיָת הָרָן וְהָרָן אוֹלֵיד יָת לוֹט׃
These are the histories of Terach. Terach produced Avram, Nachor, and Haran. Haran produced Lot.
- Genesis 11:28
וַיָּמׇת הָרָן עַל־פְּנֵי תֶּרַח אָבִיו בְּאֶרֶץ מוֹלַדְתּוֹ בְּאוּר כַּשְׂדִּים׃
Haran died in the lifetime of his father Terah, in his native land, Ur of the Chaldeans.
Targum Onkelos
וּמִית הָרָן עַל אַפֵּי תֶּרַח אֲבוּהִי בַּאֲרַע יַלָּדוּתֵיהּ בְּאוּר דְּכַשְׂדָּאֵי׃
Haran died during the lifetime of his father Terach, in the land of his birth in Ur Kasdim.
- Genesis 11:29
וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָם וְנָחוֹר לָהֶם נָשִׁים שֵׁם אֵשֶׁת־אַבְרָם שָׂרָי וְשֵׁם אֵשֶׁת־נָחוֹר מִלְכָּה בַּת־הָרָן אֲבִי־מִלְכָּה וַאֲבִי יִסְכָּה׃
Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves, the name of Abram’s wife being Sarai and that of Nahor’s wife Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.
Targum Onkelos
וּנְסֵיב אַבְרָם וְנָחוֹר לְהוֹן נְשִׁין שׁוֹם אִתַּת אַבְרָם שָׂרָי וְשׁוֹם אִתַּת נָחוֹר מִלְכָּה בַּת הָרָן אֲבוּהָא דְּמִלְכָּה וַאֲבוּהָא דְּיִסְכָּה׃
Avram and Nachor married. The name of Avram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nachor’s wife was Milkah, the daughter of Haran [who was] the father of Milkah and Yiskah.
- Genesis 11:30
וַתְּהִי שָׂרַי עֲקָרָה אֵין לָהּ וָלָד׃
Now Sarai was infertile, she had no child.
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָת שָׂרַי עַקְרָא לֵית לַהּ וְלַד׃
Sarai was barren, she had no child.
- Genesis 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 שָׁם׃
Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and they set out together from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan; but when they had come as far as Haran, they settled there.
Targum Onkelos
וּדְבַר תֶּרַח יָת אַבְרָם בְּרֵיהּ וְיָת לוֹט בַּר הָרָן בַּר בְּרֵיהּ וְיָת שָׂרַי כַּלְּתֵיהּ אִתַּת אַבְרָם בְּרֵיהּ וּנְפַקוּ עִמְּהוֹן מֵאוּר דְּכַסְדָּאֵי לְמֵיזַל לְאַרְעָא דִּכְנַעַן וַאֲתוֹ עַד חָרָן וִיתִיבוּ תַּמָּן׃
Terach took his son, Avram, and Lot, the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai, his daughter-in-law, the wife of his son, Avram. With them they departed from Ur Kasdim, to go to the land of Canaan. [When] they came to Charan [however], they settled there.
- Genesis 11:32
וַיִּהְיוּ יְמֵי־תֶרַח חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים וּמָאתַיִם שָׁנָה וַיָּמׇת תֶּרַח בְּחָרָן׃
The days of Terah came to 205 years; and Terah died in Haran.
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲווֹ יוֹמֵי תֶּרַח מָאתַן וַחֲמֵישׁ שְׁנִין וּמִית תֶּרַח בְּחָרָן׃
The lifetime of Terach was two hundred and five years. Terach died in Charan.