Genesis 11:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 11:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 11:9 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 11:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore its name was called Babel, because there Yahweh confused the language of all the earth. From there, Yahweh scattered them abroad on the surface of all the earth.”
Genesis 11:9 — World English Bible
Genesis 11:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because Jehovah did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did Jehovah scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.”
Genesis 11:9 — American Standard Version
Genesis 11:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“therefore hath <FI>one<Fi> called its name Babel, for there hath Jehovah mingled the pronunciation of all the earth, and from thence hath Jehovah scattered them over the face of all the earth.”
Genesis 11:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 11:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Therefore was its name called Babel; because Jehovah there confounded the language of the whole earth. And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth.”
Genesis 11:9 — Darby Translation
Genesis 11:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore the name of it was called Babel, because the Lord did there confounde the language of all the earth: from thence then did the Lord scatter them vpon all the earth.”
Genesis 11:9 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 11:9 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“A record is this—the generations of the tower of Babel: in that day the Lord confused the language of all the earth and from there the Lord scattered them over the face of all the earth.”
Genesis 11:9 — The Living Sword
Genesis 11:9 in Context — Genesis 11
7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
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.
10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
What Does Genesis 11:9 Mean?
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