And
the whole earth was of one language ,
and of one speech.
The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
Translation comparison
Genesis 11
32 aligned verses; 32 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English Bible
And
it came
to
pass
, as they journeyed
from
the
east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt
there.
It happened
, as they traveled
east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they lived
there.
And
they said one to another, Go
to
, let
us
make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And
they had brick for stone, and slime
had
they for mortar.
They said one to another, "Come
, let's
make brick, and burn them thoroughly. "
They had brick for stone, and they used
tar
for mortar.
And
they said, Go
to
, let
us
build us a city and a tower, whose top may
reach
unto
heaven;
and let
us
make us a name ,
lest we be scattered abroad upon
the face
of the whole earth.
They said, "Come
, let's
build us a city ,
and a tower, whose top reaches
to
the
sky,
and let's
make us a name ;
lest we be scattered abroad on
the surface
of the whole earth. "
And
the
LORD
came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded
.
Yahweh
came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built
.
And
the
LORD
said, Behold, the
people
is
one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do :
and
now nothing will be restrained
from them, which they have
imagined
to do.
Yahweh
said, "
Behold, they
are
one people
, and they have all one language; and this is
what
they begin to do .
Now nothing will be withheld
from them, which they intend
to do.
Go
to
, let
us
go down, and there confound
their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
Come
, let's
go down, and there confuse
their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. "
So the
LORD
scattered them abroad from thence
upon
the face
of all the earth :
and
they left
off
to
build
the city.
So Yahweh
scattered them abroad from there
on
the surface
of all the earth .
They stopped
building
the city.
Therefore is
the name of it called Babel ;
because the
LORD
did
there
confound
the language of all the earth :
and
from thence
did
the
LORD
scatter
them abroad upon
the face
of all the earth.
Therefore the name of it was
called Babel ,
because Yahweh
confused
the language of all the earth ,
there.
From there,
Yahweh
scattered
them abroad on
the surface
of all the earth.
These
are
the generations of Shem :
Shem was an
hundred years old, and begat
Arphaxad
two years after the flood :
This
is
the history
of
the
generations of Shem .
Shem was one
hundred years old, and became
the
father
of
Arpachshad
two years after the flood .
And
Shem lived after he begat
Arphaxad
five hundred years, and begat
sons and daughters.
Shem lived after he became
the
father
of
Arpachshad
five hundred years, and became
the
father
of
sons and daughters.
And
Arphaxad
lived five
and
thirty years, and begat
Salah:
Arpachshad
lived thirty -five
years, and became
the
father
of
Shelah.
And
Arphaxad
lived after he begat
Salah
four hundred and
three years, and begat
sons and daughters.
Arpachshad
lived after he became
the
father
of
Shelah
four hundred three years, and became
the
father
of
sons and daughters.
And
Salah
lived thirty years, and begat
Eber:
Shelah
lived thirty years, and became
the
father
of
Eber:
And Salah
lived after he begat
Eber four hundred and
three years, and begat
sons and daughters.
and Shelah
lived after he became
the
father
of
Eber four hundred three years, and became
the
father
of
sons and daughters.
And
Eber lived four
and
thirty years, and begat
Peleg :
Eber lived thirty -four
years, and became
the
father
of
Peleg .
And
Eber lived after he begat
Peleg four hundred and
thirty years, and begat
sons and daughters.
Eber lived after he became
the
father
of
Peleg four hundred thirty years, and became
the
father
of
sons and daughters.
And
Peleg lived thirty years, and begat
Reu :
Peleg lived thirty years, and became
the
father
of
Reu .
And
Peleg lived after he begat
Reu two hundred and
nine years, and begat
sons and daughters.
Peleg lived after he became
the
father
of
Reu two hundred nine years, and became
the
father
of
sons and daughters.
And
Reu lived two
and
thirty years, and begat
Serug :
Reu lived thirty -two
years, and became
the
father
of
Serug .
And
Reu lived after he begat
Serug two hundred and
seven years, and begat
sons and daughters.
Reu lived after he became
the
father
of
Serug two hundred seven years, and became
the
father
of
sons and daughters.
And
Serug lived thirty years, and begat
Nahor :
Serug lived thirty years, and became
the
father
of
Nahor .
And
Serug lived after he begat
Nahor two hundred years, and begat
sons and daughters.
Serug lived after he became
the
father
of
Nahor two hundred years, and became
the
father
of
sons and daughters.
And
Nahor lived nine
and
twenty years, and begat
Terah :
Nahor lived twenty -nine
years, and became
the
father
of
Terah .
And
Nahor lived after he begat
Terah an
hundred and
nineteen years, and begat
sons and daughters.
Nahor lived after he became
the
father
of
Terah one
hundred nineteen years, and became
the
father
of
sons and daughters.
And
Terah lived seventy years, and begat
Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Terah lived seventy years, and became
the
father
of
Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Now these
are
the generations of Terah :
Terah begat
Abram, Nahor, and Haran ;
and
Haran begat
Lot.
Now this
is
the history
of
the
generations of Terah .
Terah became
the
father
of
Abram, Nahor, and Haran .
Haran became
the
father
of
Lot.
And
Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity
, in Ur of the Chaldees.
Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his birth
, in Ur of the Chaldees.
And
Abram and Nahor took them
wives :
the name of Abram's wife was Sarai ;
and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran ,
the
father
of
Milcah,
and
the father of Iscah.
Abram and Nahor took wives .
The name of Abram's wife was Sarai ,
and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran who
was
also
the father of Iscah.
But
Sarai was barren ;
she had no child.
Sarai was barren .
She had no child.
And
Terah took Abram his son, and
Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife ;
and
they went forth with
them
from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan ;
and
they came unto
Haran, and dwelt
there.
Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran ,
his son's son, and Sarai his daughter -
in -
law, his son Abram's wife .
They went forth from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan .
They came to
Haran, and lived
there.
And
the days of Terah were two hundred and
five years :
and
Terah died in Haran.
The days of Terah were two hundred five years .
Terah died in Haran.
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