Genesis 11:1
AND the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
¶ And *the whole earth was of one †language, and of one †speach.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. lippe.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. words.
- *Cross-referenceWis. 10.5.
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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.
18¶ †‖In that day shall fiue cities in the land of Egypt speake the language of Canaan, and sweare to the LORD of hostes: one shalbe called the citie of destruction.
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Genesis 11:1
1. Entire or complete. 2. Sound or restored to health.
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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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1. An ordered form of speech and words used and understood by a people. 2. A particular tongue, vocabulary, or manner of expression. 3. A people or group sharing a language.
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1. Spoken words, discourse, or a message communicated in words. 2. The manner, quality, or ability of speaking. 3. A language or dialect.
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11:1AND the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
11:1¶ And *the whole earth was of one †language, and of one †speach.
Selected passage11:2And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
11:2And it came to passe as they iourneyed from the East, that they found a plaine in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.
11:3And 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.
11:3And †they sayd one to another; Goe to, let vs make bricke, and †burne them thorowly. And they had bricke for stone, and slime had they for morter.
11:4And 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.
11:4And they said; Goe to, let vs build vs a city and a tower, whose top may reach vnto heauen, and let vs make vs a name, lest we be scattered abroad vpon the face of the whole earth.
11:5And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
11:5And the LORD came downe to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
11:6And 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.
11:6And the LORD said; Behold, the people is one, and they haue all one language: and this they begin to doe: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they haue imagined to doe.
11:7Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
11:7Goe to, let vs go downe, and there cōfound their language, that they may not vnderstand one anothers speech.
11:8So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
11:8So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence, vpon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the Citie.
11:9Therefore 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.
11:9Therefore 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 vpon the face of all the earth.