la.van denotes the making of bricks, whether proposed by a group or required as labor.

The attested use concerns making bricks: Genesis 11:3 presents a group’s proposal to do so, while Exodus 5:7 and Exodus 5:14 place the activity within required brick production.

1. Making bricks in proposal and required labor · dominant

   In Genesis 11:3, the Qal cohortative form occurs in the group’s invitation before the APB renders, "Come, let us make bricks and burn them thoroughly." In Exodus 5:7 and Exodus 5:14, Qal infinitive constructs occur in instructions and an interrogation about completing the required number of bricks; the APB renders the surrounding clauses "for making bricks" and "finished the required number of bricks."

   Genesis 11:3Exodus 5:7Exodus 5:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the activity with "make bricks" in Genesis 11:3 and with "making bricks" or required "bricks" in Exodus 5:7 and Exodus 5:14. These phrases reflect the clauses rather than a fixed English equivalent.