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Genesis 11:1-32

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1 ¶ And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. earthH776 oneH259 languageH8193 oneH259 speechH1697

2 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. journeyedH5265 eastH6924 foundH4672 plainH1237 landH776 ShinarH8152 dweltH3427

3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. saidH559 oneH376 anotherH7453 toH3051 makeH3835 brickH3843 burnH8313 throughlyH8316 brickH3843 stoneH68 slimeH2564 hadH1961 morterH2563

4 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. saidH559 toH3051 buildH1129 cityH5892 towerH4026 topH7218 heavenH8064 makeH6213 nameH8034 abroadH6327 faceH6440 earthH776

5 ¶ And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. LORDH3068 downH3381 seeH7200 cityH5892 towerH4026 childrenH1121 menH120 buildedH1129

6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. LORDH3068 saidH559 peopleH5971 oneH259 oneH259 languageH8193 beginH2490 doH6213 nothingH3808 nothingH3605 restrainedH1219 imaginedH2161 doH6213

7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. toH3051 downH3381 confoundH1101 languageH8193 thatH834 understandH8085 oneH376 another'sH7453 speechH8193

8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. LORDH3068 abroadH6327 thenceH8033 faceH6440 earthH776 offH2308 buildH1129 cityH5892

9 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. itH8034 calledH7121 BabelH894 LORDH3068 confoundH1101 languageH8193 earthH776 didH6327 LORDH3068 abroadH6327 faceH6440 earthH776

10 ¶ These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: generationsH8435 ShemH8035 ShemH8035 hundredH3967 yearsH8141 oldH1121 begatH3205 ArphaxadH775 yearsH8141 afterH310 floodH3999

11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. ShemH8035 livedH2421 afterH310 begatH3205 ArphaxadH775 fiveH2568 hundredH3967 yearsH8141 begatH3205 sonsH1121 daughtersH1323

12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah: ArphaxadH775 livedH2425 fiveH2568 thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 begatH3205 SalahH7974

13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. ArphaxadH775 livedH2421 afterH310 begatH3205 SalahH7974 fourH702 hundredH3967 hundredH8141 threeH7969 yearsH8141 begatH3205 sonsH1121 daughtersH1323

14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: SalahH7974 livedH2425 thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 begatH3205 EberH5677

15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. SalahH7974 livedH2421 afterH310 begatH3205 EberH5677 fourH702 hundredH3967 hundredH8141 threeH7969 yearsH8141 begatH3205 sonsH1121 daughtersH1323

16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg: EberH5677 livedH2421 fourH702 thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 begatH3205 PelegH6389

17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. EberH5677 livedH2421 afterH310 begatH3205 PelegH6389 fourH702 hundredH3967 hundredH8141 thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 begatH3205 sonsH1121 daughtersH1323

18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu: PelegH6389 livedH2421 thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 begatH3205 ReuH7466

19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters. PelegH6389 livedH2421 afterH310 begatH3205 ReuH7466 hundredH3967 hundredH8141 nineH8672 yearsH8141 begatH3205 sonsH1121 daughtersH1323

20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug: ReuH7466 livedH2421 twoH8147 thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 begatH3205 SerugH8286

21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. ReuH7466 livedH2421 afterH310 begatH3205 SerugH8286 hundredH3967 hundredH8141 sevenH7651 yearsH8141 begatH3205 sonsH1121 daughtersH1323

22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor: SerugH8286 livedH2421 thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 begatH3205 NahorH5152

23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. SerugH8286 livedH2421 afterH310 begatH3205 NahorH5152 hundredH3967 yearsH8141 begatH3205 sonsH1121 daughtersH1323

24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah: NahorH5152 livedH2421 nineH8672 twentyH6242 yearsH8141 begatH3205 TerahH8646

25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters. NahorH5152 livedH2421 afterH310 begatH3205 TerahH8646 hundredH3967 hundredH8141 nineteenH6240 nineteenH8672 yearsH8141 begatH3205 sonsH1121 daughtersH1323

26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. TerahH8646 livedH2421 seventyH7657 yearsH8141 begatH3205 AbramH87 NahorH5152 HaranH2039

27 ¶ Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. generationsH8435 TerahH8646 TerahH8646 begatH3205 AbramH87 NahorH5152 HaranH2039 HaranH2039 begatH3205 LotH3876

28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. HaranH2039 diedH4191 beforeH6440 fatherH1 TerahH8646 landH776 nativityH4138 UrH218 ChaldeesH3778

29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. AbramH87 NahorH5152 tookH3947 wivesH802 nameH8034 Abram'sH87 wifeH802 SaraiH8297 nameH8034 Nahor'sH5152 wifeH802 MilcahH4435 daughterH1323 HaranH2039 fatherH1 MilcahH4435 fatherH1 IscahH3252

30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child. SaraiH8297 barrenH6135 childH2056

31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. TerahH8646 tookH3947 AbramH87 sonH1121 LotH3876 sonH1121 HaranH2039 son'sH1121 sonH1121 SaraiH8297 lawH3618 sonH1121 Abram'sH87 wifeH802 forthH3318 UrH218 ChaldeesH3778 goH3212 landH776 CanaanH3667 cameH935 HaranH2771 dweltH3427

32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran. daysH3117 TerahH8646 hundredH3967 hundredH8141 fiveH2568 yearsH8141 TerahH8646 diedH4191 HaranH2771

Cross-references for Genesis 11:1

  • Acts 2:6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
  • Zephaniah 3:9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
  • Isaiah 19:18 ¶ In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction.
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