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Genesis 11:4–5

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4And they said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top awill reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves ba name, lest we cbe scattered over the face of the whole earth.”

5aThen Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.

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Cross references

  1. aDeut 1:28; 9:1; Ps 107:26
  2. bGen 6:4; 2 Sam 8:13
  3. cDeut 4:27
  4. aGen 18:21; Ex 3:8; 19:11, 18, 20

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.” And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”

But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And they said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the sky. Let’s make a name for ourselves; otherwise, we will be scattered throughout the earth.”

Then the Lord came down to look over the city and the tower that the humans were building.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then they said, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.”

But the Lord came down to look at the city and the tower the people were building.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower whose top reaches to the heavens. And let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”

Then Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower that humankind was building.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.