Genesis 11:5

ࠅࠉࠓࠃ ࠉࠄࠅࠄ ࠋࠓࠀࠅࠕ ࠀࠕ ࠄࠏࠉࠓ ࠅࠀࠕ ࠄࠌࠂࠃࠋ ࠀࠔࠓ ࠁࠍࠅ ࠁࠍࠉ ࠄࠀࠃࠌ

Gen 11:5 [Samaritan Pentateuch]

וירד יהוה לראות את העיר ואת המגדל אשר בנו בני האדם

Gen 11:5 [Masoretic Text]

וַיֵּ֣רֶד יְהוָ֔ה לִרְאֹ֥ת אֶת־הָעִ֖יר וְאֶת־הַמִּגְדָּ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנ֖וּ בְּנֵ֥י הָאָדָֽם׃

And YHWH came down to see the city and the tower, which the sons of man had built.

Morphology

1. וַיֵּ֣רֶד (vayyēreḏ) – Root: ירד (y-r-d); Form: Qal imperfect, third masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he came down”; Notes: Indicates the LORD’s action of descending to observe.
2. יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (Y-H-W-H); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “the LORD”; Notes: Refers to the covenant name of God.
3. לִרְאֹ֥ת (lirʾōṯ) – Root: ראה (r-ʾ-h); Form: Qal infinitive construct with prefixed ל־; Translation: “to see”; Notes: Indicates the purpose of the descent.
4. אֶת־הָעִ֖יר (ʾeṯ-hāʿîr) – Root: עיר (ʿ-y-r); Form: Noun, singular feminine definite with direct object marker אֶת־; Translation: “the city”; Notes: Refers to the human construction being observed.
5. וְאֶת־הַמִּגְדָּ֑ל (wəʾeṯ-hammigdal) – Root: מגדל (m-g-d-l); Form: Noun, singular masculine definite with conjunction וְ and direct object marker אֶת־; Translation: “and the tower”; Notes: Refers to the second object of observation.
6. אֲשֶׁ֥ר (ʾăšer) – Root: אשר (ʾ-š-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
7. בָּנ֖וּ (bānū) – Root: בנה (b-n-h); Form: Qal perfect, third masculine plural; Translation: “they had built”; Notes: Refers to the completed action of building by the sons of man.
8. בְּנֵ֥י (bənê) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun, plural masculine construct; Translation: “sons of”; Notes: Indicates relation or belonging.
9. הָאָדָֽם (hāʾāḏām) – Root: אדם (ʾ-d-m); Form: Noun, singular masculine definite; Translation: “man”; Notes: Refers to humanity collectively.