Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And they said: Come, let us make a city and a tower, the top whereof may reach to heaven; and let us make our name famous before we be scattered abroad into all lands. whose. Deuteronomy 1:28 Whither shall we go up? the messengers have terrified our hearts, saying: The multitude is very great, and taller than we: the cities are great, and walled up to the sky, we have seen the sons of the Enacims there. Deuteronomy 9:1 Hear, O Israel: Thou shalt go over the Jordan this day; to possess nations very great, and stronger than thyself, cities great, and walled up to the sky, Daniel 4:11,22 He cried aloud, and said thus: Cut down the tree, and chop off the branches thereof: shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruits: let the beasts fly away that are under it, and the birds from its branches. . . . and let. 2 Samuel 8:13 David also made himself a name, when he returned after taking Syria in the valley of the saltpits, killing eighteen thousand: Psalm 49:11-13 And their sepulchres shall be their houses for ever. Their dwelling places to all generations: they have called their lands by their names. . . . Proverbs 10:7 The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips. Daniel 4:30 The same hour the word was fulfilled upon Nabuchodonosor, and he was driven away from among men, and did eat grass, like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven: till his hairs grew like the feathers of eagles, and his nails like birds' claws. John 5:44 How can you believe, who receive glory one from another: and the glory which is from God alone, you do not seek? lest. Genesis 11:8,9 And so the Lord scattered them from that place into all lands, and they ceased to build the city. . . . Psalm 92:9 For behold thy enemies, O Lord, for behold thy enemies shall perish: and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. Luke 1:51 He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. Context The Tower of Babel…3And each one said to his neighbour: Come let us make brick, and bake them with fire. And they had brick instead of stones, and slime instead of mortar: 4And they said: Come, let us make a city and a tower, the top whereof may reach to heaven; and let us make our name famous before we be scattered abroad into all lands.5And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of Adam were building.… Cross References Genesis 6:4 Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they brought forth children, these are the mighty men of old, men of renown. Genesis 11:8 And so the Lord scattered them from that place into all lands, and they ceased to build the city. Deuteronomy 1:28 Whither shall we go up? the messengers have terrified our hearts, saying: The multitude is very great, and taller than we: the cities are great, and walled up to the sky, we have seen the sons of the Enacims there. Deuteronomy 4:27 And scatter you among all nations, and you shall remain a few among the nations, to which the Lord shall lead you. Deuteronomy 9:1 Hear, O Israel: Thou shalt go over the Jordan this day; to possess nations very great, and stronger than thyself, cities great, and walled up to the sky, 2 Samuel 8:13 David also made himself a name, when he returned after taking Syria in the valley of the saltpits, killing eighteen thousand: Psalm 107:26 They mount up to the heavens, and they go down to the depths: their soul pined away with evils. Jeremiah 51:53 If Babylon should mount up to heaven, and establish her strength on high: from me there should come spoilers upon her, saith the Lord. Lexicon “Come,”הָ֣בָה ׀ (hā·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3051: To give, to put, imperatively, come they said, וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “let us build נִבְנֶה־ (niḇ·neh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build for ourselves לָּ֣נוּ (lā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew a city עִ֗יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement with a tower וּמִגְדָּל֙ (ū·miḡ·dāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers that reaches וְרֹאשׁ֣וֹ (wə·rō·šōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head to the heavens, בַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (ḇaš·šā·ma·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8064: Heaven, sky that we may make וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־ (wə·na·‘ă·śeh-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make a name for ourselves שֵׁ֑ם (šêm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name and not פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 6435: Removal, lest be scattered נָפ֖וּץ (nā·p̄ūṣ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6327: To be dispersed or scattered over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the face פְּנֵ֥י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face of the whole כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every earth.” הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land Additional Translations “Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.”And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach to heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad on the face of the whole earth. And they said, Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. And they said, Come, let us build to ourselves a city and tower, whose top shall be to heaven, and let us make to ourselves a name, before we are scattered abroad upon the face of all the earth. And they said, Come on, let us build ourselves a city and a tower, the top of which [may reach] to the heavens; and let us make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. And they said, come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach to heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we should be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. They said, "Come, let's build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let's make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth." And they say, 'Give help, let us build for ourselves a city and tower, and its head in the heavens, and make for ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of all the earth.' 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