Genesis 11:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 11:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 11:3 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 11:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They said to one another, “Come, let’s make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar.”
Genesis 11:3 — World English Bible
Genesis 11:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they said one to another, Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. ”
Genesis 11:3 — American Standard Version
Genesis 11:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and they say each one to his neighbour, `Give help, let us make bricks, and burn <FI>them<Fi> thoroughly:' and the brick is to them for stone, and the bitumen hath been to them for mortar.”
Genesis 11:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 11:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they said one to another, Come on, let us make bricks, and burn [them] thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar. ”
Genesis 11:3 — Darby Translation
Genesis 11:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they said one to another, Come, let vs make bricke, and burne it in the fire. So they had bricke for stone, and slime had they in steade of morter.”
Genesis 11:3 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 11:3 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And they said to one another, “Come, let us brick bricks and burn them with fire.” And the brick was for stone and the bitumen was for mortar.”
Genesis 11:3 — The Living Sword
Genesis 11:3 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.
5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
What Does Genesis 11:3 Mean?
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