8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 11:8:1 ⧉וַיָּ֨פֶץvayafets{And He} scattered Genesis 11:8:2 ⧉יְהוָ֥הyahwehLORD Genesis 11:8:3 ⧉אֹתָ֛םotamthem Genesis 11:8:4 ⧉מִשָּׁ֖םmishamfrom there Genesis 11:8:5 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵ֣יalpeneiover the surface of Genesis 11:8:6 ⧉כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץkholhaaretsall the earth Genesis 11:8:7 ⧉וַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּvayakhdelu{And} they ceased Genesis 11:8:8 ⧉לִבְנֹ֥תlivenotto build Genesis 11:8:9 ⧉הָעִֽיר׃hairthe city |
8. Formal Translation So the LORD {Yahweh, Disperser of Nations} scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city. |
8. Dynamic Translation In this way the LORD {Yahweh, World Divider} spread them out from that location across the whole earth, and the work on the city came to an end. |