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Genesis 11:1–2

The Tower of Babel

11 Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in zthe land of Shinar and settled there.

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Genesis 11:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. As people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.

Genesis 11:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

Genesis 11:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words. As the people migrated to the east, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia and settled there.

Genesis 11:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. 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.

Genesis 11:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

At this time the whole world spoke one language, and everyone used the same words. As people moved from the east, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia and settled there.

Genesis 11:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

Genesis 11:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And the whole earth had one language, and the same words. And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and dwelt there.

Genesis 11:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The whole world had one language with a common vocabulary. As people moved toward the east,they found a plain in Shinar [Babylonia] and settled there. 

Genesis 11:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

At one time the whole earth had the same language and vocabulary. As people migrated from the east, they found a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there.

Genesis 11:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. And as they migrated from the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.

Genesis 11:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. And as people migrated from the east they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.

Genesis 11:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The whole world had only one language. All people spoke it. They moved to the east and found a broad valley in Babylonia. There they settled down.

Genesis 11:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words.

It came about as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.


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