KJV: And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
YLT: And the first part of his kingdom is Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar;
Darby: And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
ASV: And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
| וַתְּהִ֨י | And was |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| רֵאשִׁ֤ית | the beginning |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: רֵאשִׁית Sense: first, beginning, best, chief. |
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| מַמְלַכְתּוֹ֙ | of his kingdom |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: מַמְלָכָה Sense: kingdom, dominion, reign, sovereignty. |
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| בָּבֶ֔ל | Babylon |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בָּבֶל Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates. |
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| וְאֶ֖רֶךְ | and Erech |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶךְ Sense: a city 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Ur toward Babylon on the left bank of the Euphrates river. |
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| וְאַכַּ֣ד | and Accad |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אַכַּד Sense: a city in north Babylonia, also the district around it. |
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| וְכַלְנֵ֑ה | and Calneh |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: כַּלְנֵה Sense: a city of Babylonia named among the cities of Nimrod. |
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| בְּאֶ֖רֶץ | in the land |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| שִׁנְעָֽר | of Shinar |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: שִׁנְעָר Sense: the ancient name for the territory later known as Babylonia or Chaldea. |
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