Genesis 11:8-10
English Standard Version
8 So (A)the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. 9 Therefore its name was called (B)Babel, because there the Lord confused[a] the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth.
Shem's Descendants
10 (C)These are the generations of Shem. When Shem was 100 years old, he fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood.
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- Genesis 11:9 Babel sounds like the Hebrew for confused
Genesis 11:8-10
New International Version
8 So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth,(A) and they stopped building the city. 9 That is why it was called Babel[a](B)—because there the Lord confused the language(C) of the whole world.(D) From there the Lord scattered(E) them over the face of the whole earth.
From Shem to Abram(F)
10 This is the account(G) of Shem’s family line.
Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father[b] of Arphaxad.(H)
Footnotes
- Genesis 11:9 That is, Babylon; Babel sounds like the Hebrew for confused.
- Genesis 11:10 Father may mean ancestor; also in verses 11-25.
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