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Genesis 11:9
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 11:9
Contemporary English Version
8-9 So the people had to stop building the city, because the Lord confused their language and scattered them all over the earth. That's how the city of Babel[a] got its name.
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- 11.8,9 Babel: In Hebrew “Babel” sounds like “confused.”
Genesis 11:9
New International Version
Genesis 11:9
New International Version
9 That is why it was called Babel[a](A)—because there the Lord confused the language(B) of the whole world.(C) From there the Lord scattered(D) them over the face of the whole earth.
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- Genesis 11:9 That is, Babylon; Babel sounds like the Hebrew for confused.
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