ଆଦି ପୁସ୍ତକ 11:4
ଏହାପରେ ଲୋକମାନେ କହିଲେ, ଆସ ଆମ୍ଭ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ନଗର ଓ ଏକ ନଭଶ୍ଚୁମ୍ବୀ ଅଟ୍ଟାଳିକା ନିର୍ମାଣ କରିବା ଆମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଅତି ଜଣାଶୁଣା ହବୋ। ତା ହେଲେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନେେ ପୃଥିବୀର ଚ଼ାରିଆଡ଼େ ବିକ୍ଷିପ୍ତ ହବୋ ନାହିଁ।
| And they said, | וַיֹּֽאמְר֞וּ | wayyōʾmĕrû | va-yoh-meh-ROO |
| Go to, | הָ֣בָה׀ | hābâ | HA-va |
| let us build | נִבְנֶה | nibne | neev-NEH |
| city a us | לָּ֣נוּ | lānû | LA-noo |
| and a tower, | עִ֗יר | ʿîr | eer |
| whose top | וּמִגְדָּל֙ | ûmigdāl | oo-meeɡ-DAHL |
| heaven; unto reach may | וְרֹאשׁ֣וֹ | wĕrōʾšô | veh-roh-SHOH |
| and let us make | בַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | baššāmayim | va-sha-MA-yeem |
| name, a us | וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה | wĕnaʿăśe | veh-NA-uh-seh |
| lest | לָּ֖נוּ | lānû | LA-noo |
| abroad scattered be we | שֵׁ֑ם | šēm | shame |
| upon | פֶּן | pen | pen |
| the face | נָפ֖וּץ | nāpûṣ | na-FOOTS |
| of the whole | עַל | ʿal | al |
| earth. | פְּנֵ֥י | pĕnê | peh-NAY |
| כָל | kāl | hahl | |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hāʾāreṣ | ha-AH-rets |