Genesis 11:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The LORDיְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
came downוַיֵּ֣רֶד
(vai·ye·red)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to seeלִרְאֹ֥ת
(lir·'ot)
7200: to seea prim. root
the cityהָעִ֖יר
(ha·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
and the towerהַמִּגְדָּ֑ל
(ham·mig·dal;)
4026: a towerfrom gadal
whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
the sonsבְּנֵ֥י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of menהָאָדָֽם׃
(ha·'a·dam.)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
had built.בָּנ֖וּ
(ba·nu)
1129: to builda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
came down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
to see
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and the tower
migdal  (mig-dawl')
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers -- castle, flower, tower.
which the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of men
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
builded
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.

King James Bible
And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD came down to look over the city and the tower that the men were building.

International Standard Version
However, the LORD descended to look over the city and the tower that the humans were building.

NET Bible
But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the people had started building.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the descendants of Adam were building.

King James 2000 Bible
And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.
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