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Genesis 11:28 וַיָּ֣מָת הָרָ֔ן עַל־פְּנֵ֖י תֶּ֣רַח אָבִ֑יו בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מֹולַדְתֹּ֖ו בְּא֥וּר כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ 1. Transliteration Vayyāmot Hārān ʿal-penē Teraḥ ʾāvîv, beʾerets mōladtō, beʾÛr Kasdîm. 2. Literal Translation And Haran died before the face of Teraḥ his father, in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Kasdim. 3. Grammar Focus: Hebrew Builds Meaning Through Layered Prepositional Phrases This verse is filled with location and relationship phrases beginning with small Hebrew prepositions: עַל־פְּנֵי    בְּאֶרֶץ    בְּאוּר These little words guide the reader through: relationship, location, family identity, geographical setting.… Learn Hebrew