Genesis 11:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they saidb one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. ”

Genesis 11:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- The Confusion of Tongues 1. נסע nāsa‛ “pluck out, break up, journey.” מקדם mı̂qedem “eastward, or on the east side” as in Genesis 2:14 ; Genesis 13:11 ; Isaiah 9:11 (12). 6. הח...
Genesis 11:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The City, the Tower, and the Confusion of Speech. The section plainly belongs to J but not to the same stratum as the story of the Flood, nor is it consistent with the origin assigned to the variou...
Genesis 11:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

said. Sin with their tongues punished in the same manner ( Genesis 11:7 ). burn, &c. Hebrew brick bricks, and burn. burning. Figure of speech Polyptoton , emphasizing their determination. B...
Genesis 11:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. And they said one to another (324) That is, they mutually exhorted each other; and not only did every man earnestly put his own hand to the work, but impelled others also to the daring a...
Genesis 11:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. Let us make brick - It appears they were obliged to make...
Genesis 11:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And they said one to another, &c.— United in language and sentiment, they agreed to provide proper materials, and so to build a city, which might be a more certain habitation than moveable tent...
Genesis 11:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. Go to - an adverb, interjectionally used as a ter...
Genesis 11:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Brick.. slime (RM 'bitumen')] These were the regular materials of ancient BabyIonian architecture, as the remains of the oldest cities still show. There was no stone available in these alluvial pla...
Genesis 11:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Let us make brick, and burn them throughly. — Heb., for a burning. Bricks in the East usually are simply dried in the sun, and this produces a sufficiently durable building material. It marks a g...
Genesis 11:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Confusion of Tongues Genesis 11:1-9 Driven by the fear of another deluge, though God had given distinct assurances to the contrary, and impelled by the desire to perpetuate their name and m...
Genesis 11:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter we have the account of a human movement against dispersion. The movement was one of rebellion and was frustrated by divine interposition. The divine intention was the covering of the...
Genesis 11:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. Observe how sinners encourage sinners by their counsel:...
Genesis 11:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they said one to another, go to ,.... Advising, exhorting, stirring up, and encouraging one another to the work proposed, of building a city and tower for their habitation and protection; saying...
Genesis 11:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. Ver. 3. And they said one to another. ] One broached t...
Genesis 11:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let us make brick, let us build a city The country, being a plain, yielded neither stone nor mortar; yet this did not discourage them; but they made brick to serve instead of stone, and slime inste...
Genesis 11:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

BABEL: THE CITY AND THE TOWER Up to this time there was only one language. In the world today men wish they could have this advantage, but God is wiser than men. Men desire this for the very same...
Genesis 11:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Confusion of Tongues. B. C. 2247. 1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of...
Genesis 11:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Let us make brick, for in that low and fat soil they had no quarries of stones. The heathen writers agree that Babylon's walls were made of brick. The slime was a kind of clay called bitumen,...
Genesis 11:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

THE SIN OF THE NATIONS (11:1-9). We are now to be shown why the nations divided up into different languages with the consequent suspicions, hatreds and warfares which resulted. Overall it will be...
Genesis 11:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— The whole earth. ] The then known world with all its human inhabitants. One language and of one speech. ] Heb. Of one lip, and one (kind of) words. Murphy renders, “Of one lip an...
Genesis 11:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 11:1-9 . From the text we gather these practical suggestions: I. Examine carefully the quality and meaning of every new plan of life. II. Beware of the sophism that Heaven helps those who...
Genesis 11:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 11:1 . One language or lip. These words are to be literally understood, because it is added, God confounded their language. There has been a long and unavailing dispute whether the Chaldai...
Genesis 11:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Of one language God’s gift of speech 1 . Language or speech God hath allowed to men as men. 2. One language did God vouchsafe to all for good. It was mainly to keep them to the Church....
Genesis 11:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 11:1 And the whole earth . I .e. the entire population of the globe, and not simply the inhabitants of the land of Shinar (Ingiis; cf. Genesis 9:29 ). Was . Prior...
Genesis 11:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The building of the Tower
Genesis 11:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

they said one to another. Heb. a man said to his neighbour. Genesis 11:4 Genesis 11:7 Psalms 64:5 Proverbs 1:11 Ecclesiastes 2:1 Isaiah 5:5 Isaiah 41:6 Isaiah 41:7 James 4:13 James...
Genesis 11:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Tower of Babel Genesis 11:1-9 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We will give some suggestion as to the connecting link between our last study, and today's. There are two outstanding considerations. 1....
Genesis 11:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Go to, let us make brick, let us build us a city — The country being a plain, yielded neither stone nor morter, yet that did not discourage them, but they made brick to serve instead of stone, and...

Genesis 11:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 11:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 11:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Genesis 11:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 11:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 11:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 11:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 11:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 11:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 11:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 11:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 11:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 11:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 11:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 11:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 11:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 11:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 11:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 11:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 11:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 11:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 11:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 11:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 11:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 11:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 11:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 11:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Genesis 11:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes