Genesis 11:1
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The Dispersion of the Nations at Babel
11:1The whole earth1 had a common language and a common vocabulary.2
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- 1 The whole earth. Here “earth” is a metonymy of subject, referring to the people who lived in the earth. Genesis 11 begins with everyone speaking a common language, but chap. 10 has the nations arranged by languages. It is part of the narrative art of Genesis to give the explanation of the event after the narration of the event. On this passage see A. P. Ross, “The Dispersion of the Nations in Genesis 11:1–9,” 138 (1981): .
- 2 Heb “one lip and one [set of] words.” The term “lip” is a metonymy of cause, putting the instrument for the intended effect. They had one language. The term “words” refers to the content of their speech. They had the same vocabulary.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The whole earth had the same language and vocabulary.
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NLTNew Living Translation
At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.
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KJV 1900King James Version
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
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