The Tower of Babel
Genesis 11:1
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech.
- KJV
- And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.language: Heb. lip.speech: Heb. words
- WEB
- The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
- ASV
- And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
- LSV
- And the whole earth is of one language, and of the same words,
- YLT
- And the whole earth is of one pronunciation, and of the same words,
- DBY
- And the whole earth had one language, and the same words.
- DRC
- And the earth was of one tongue, and of the same speech.
- GNV
- Then the whole earth was of one language and one speache.
- JPS
- And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
- LXXE
- And all the earth was one lip, and there was one language to all.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַֽיְהִ֥י כָל־הָאָ֖רֶץ שָׂפָ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת וּדְבָרִ֖ים אֲחָדִֽים׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἦν πᾶσα ἡ γῆ χεῖλος ἓν, καὶ φωνὴ μία πᾶσι.
Who and where
◆ Tower of Babel
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
LanguageTongues, Confusion ofBabelConfusionBabel, tower ofLongevityShinar, The Land ofPelegDispersionPatriarch; Patriachs
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Zephaniah 3:9For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
- Acts 2:6And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.
- Isaiah 19:18In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).