Genesis 11:1
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech.

Young's Literal Translation
And the whole earth is of one pronunciation, and of the same words,

King James Bible
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

Hebrew
Now the whole
כָל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

world
הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

had
וַֽיְהִ֥י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

one
אֶחָ֑ת (’e·ḥāṯ)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

language
שָׂפָ֣ה (śā·p̄āh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin

and a common
אֲחָדִֽים׃ (’ă·ḥā·ḏîm)
Number - masculine plural
Strong's 259: United, one, first

form of speech.
וּדְבָרִ֖ים (ū·ḏə·ḇā·rîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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