Genesis 11:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
It cameוַֽיְהִ֖י
(vay·hi)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
about as they journeyedבְּנָסְעָ֣ם
(be·na·se·'am)
5265: to pull out or up, set out, journeya prim. root
east,מִקֶּ֑דֶם
(mik·ke·dem;)
6924a: front, east, formerlyfrom an unused word
that they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּ
(vai·yim·tze·'u)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
a plainבִקְעָ֛ה
(vik·'ah)
1237: a valley, plainfrom baqa
in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץ
(be·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Shinarשִׁנְעָ֖ר
(shin·'ar)
8152: another name for Bab.probably of foreign origin
and settledוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ
(vai·ye·she·vu)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
there.שָֽׁם׃
(sham.)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb


















KJV Lexicon
And it came to pass as they journeyed
naca`  (naw-sah')
to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on a journey
from the east
qedem  (keh'-dem)
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
that they found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
a plain
biq`ah  (bik-aw')
a split, i.e. a wide level valley between mountains -- plain, valley.
in the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Shinar
Shin`ar  (shin-awr')
Shinar, a plain in Babylonia -- Shinar.
and they dwelt
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
there
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
It came about as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As people migrated from the east, they found a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there.

International Standard Version
As people migrated westward, they came across a plain in the region of Shinar and settled there.

NET Bible
When the people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As people moved toward the east, they found a plain in Shinar [Babylonia] and settled there.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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