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Genesis 10:11

Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

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מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הָאָ֥רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.הַהִ֖ואhahivthe as for herהוּאdefinite article, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “the as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יָצָ֣אyatsabring forthיָצָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring forth”, a completed actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…אַשּׁ֑וּרashurAssyriaאַשּׁוּרnoun, proper name — “Assyria”H804Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empireAsshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See H838 (אָשֻׁר).וַיִּ֨בֶן֙vayivenand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and build”, the next action in the storyH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).נִ֣ינְוֵ֔הninevehNinevehנִינְוֵהnoun, proper name — “Nineveh”H5210Nineveh, the capital of AssyriaNineveh.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).רְחֹבֹ֥תrechovotRehobothרְחֹבוֹתnoun, proper name — “Rehoboth”H7344Rechoboth, a place in Assyria and one in PalestineRehoboth.עִ֖ירircityעִירnoun, proper name — “city”H5892a 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.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כָּֽלַחkalachCalahכֶּלַחnoun, proper name — “Calah”H3625Kelach, a place in AssyriaCalah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,

Young’s Literal Translation

from that land he hath gone out to Asshur, and buildeth Nineveh, even the broad places of the city, and Calah,

World English Bible

Out of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,

Darby Translation

From that land went out Asshur, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,

Douay-Rheims

Out of that land came forth Assur, and built Ninive, and the streets of the city, and Chale.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Out of that land came Assur, and built Ninevi, and the city Rhooboth, and Chalach,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐκείνης ἐξῆλθεν Ἀσσούρ· καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε τὴν Νινευῒ, καὶ τὴν Ῥοωβὼθ πόλιν, καὶ τὴν Χαλὰχ,