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Genesis 11:9

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9That is why it was called Babelcz—because there the Lord confused the languagea of the whole world.b From there the Lord scatteredc them over the face of the whole earth.

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  1. cThat is, Babylon; Babel sounds like the Hebrew for confused.

Cross references

  1. zSee Ge 10:10
  2. aPs 55:9
  3. bAc 2:5–11
  4. cIsa 2:10, 21; 13:14; 24:1

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore it is called Babylon, for there the Lord confused the language of the whole earth, and from there the Lord scattered them throughout the earth.

NLTNew Living Translation

That is why the city was called Babel, because that is where the Lord confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore its name was called Babel, for there Yahweh confused the language of the whole earth, and there Yahweh scattered them over the face of the whole earth.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.