Genesis 11:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Genesis 11:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 11:2 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 11:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“As they traveled east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there.”

Genesis 11:2 — World English Bible

Genesis 11:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. ”

Genesis 11:2 — American Standard Version

Genesis 11:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and it cometh to pass, in their journeying from the east, that they find a valley in the land of Shinar, and dwell there;”

Genesis 11:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 11:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and dwelt there. ”

Genesis 11:2 — Darby Translation

Genesis 11:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And as they went from the East, they found a plaine in the land of Shinar, and there they abode.”

Genesis 11:2 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 11:2 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“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.”

Genesis 11:2 — The Living Sword

Genesis 11:2 in Context — Genesis 11

1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

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.

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.

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.

Read the full chapter: Genesis 11 — The Tower of Babel →

What Does Genesis 11:2 Mean?

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