KJV: And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
YLT: and it cometh to pass, in their journeying from the east, that they find a valley in the land of Shinar, and dwell there;
Darby: And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and dwelt there.
ASV: And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
| וַֽיְהִ֖י | And it came to pass |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| בְּנָסְעָ֣ם | as they journeyed |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural Root: נָסַע Sense: to pull out, pull up, set out, journey, remove, set forward, depart. |
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| מִקֶּ֑דֶם | from the east |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular Root: קֶדֶם Sense: east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime. |
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| וַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּ | that they found |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to. |
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| בִקְעָ֛ה | a plain |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: בִּקְעָה Sense: valley. |
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| בְּאֶ֥רֶץ | in the land |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| שִׁנְעָ֖ר | 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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| וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ | and they dwelt |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide. |
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