4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 11:4:1 ⧉וַיֹּאמְר֞וּvayomru{And} they said Genesis 11:4:2 ⧉הָ֣בָהhavacome Genesis 11:4:3 ⧉נִבְנֶה־לָּ֣נוּnivnehlanubuild for ourselves Genesis 11:4:4 ⧉עִ֗ירira city Genesis 11:4:5 ⧉וּמִגְדָּל֙umigdaland a tower Genesis 11:4:6 ⧉וְרֹאשׁ֣וֹveroshoand its top Genesis 11:4:7 ⧉בַשָּׁמַ֔יִםvashamayimin the heavens Genesis 11:4:8 ⧉וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־לָּ֖נוּvenaaselanuand make for ourselves Genesis 11:4:9 ⧉שֵׁ֑םshema name Genesis 11:4:10 ⧉פֶּן־נָפ֖וּץpennafutslest we be scattered Genesis 11:4:11 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵ֥יalpeneiover the face of Genesis 11:4:12 ⧉כָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃kholhaaretsall the earth |
4. Formal Translation And they said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves so that we are not scattered across the face of the whole earth.” |
4. Dynamic Translation Then they said, “Come, let us raise a city for ourselves and a tower whose top reaches the sky, and let us secure a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be spread out across the entire earth.” |