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Genesis 11:8
New English Translation
Genesis 11:8
New English Translation
8 So the Lord scattered them from there across the face of the entire earth, and they stopped building[a] the city.
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- Genesis 11:8 tn The infinitive construct לִבְנֹת (livnot, “building”) here serves as the object of the verb “they ceased, stopped,” answering the question of what they stopped doing.
Genesis 11:8
English Standard Version
Genesis 11:8
English Standard Version
8 So (A)the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.
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