9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 11:9:1 ⧉עַל־כֵּ֞ןalkentherefore Genesis 11:9:2 ⧉קָרָ֤אkarawas called Genesis 11:9:3 ⧉שְׁמָהּ֙shemahits name Genesis 11:9:4 ⧉בָּבֶ֔לbavelBabel Genesis 11:9:5 ⧉כִּי־שָׁ֛םkishambecause there Genesis 11:9:6 ⧉בָּלַ֥לbalalconfused Genesis 11:9:7 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehLORD Genesis 11:9:8 ⧉שְׂפַ֣תsefatlanguage of Genesis 11:9:9 ⧉כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץkolhaaretsall the earth Genesis 11:9:10 ⧉וּמִשָּׁם֙umishamand from there Genesis 11:9:11 ⧉הֱפִיצָ֣םhefitsamdispersed them Genesis 11:9:12 ⧉יְהוָ֔הyahwehLORD Genesis 11:9:13 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵ֖יalpeneiover the face of Genesis 11:9:14 ⧉כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃פkolhaaretsall the earth |
9. Formal Translation For this reason its name was called Babel, because there the LORD {Yahweh, Disperser Of Peoples} confused the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth. |
9. Dynamic Translation That place received the name Babel, since it was there that the LORD {Yahweh, World Divider} blended the language of everyone on earth, and from there He dispersed them across the whole earth. |