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Genesis 11:8-9
English Standard Version
Genesis 11:8-9
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.
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- Genesis 11:9 Babel sounds like the Hebrew for confused
Genesis 11:8-9
New International Version
Genesis 11:8-9
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.
Footnotes
- Genesis 11:9 That is, Babylon; Babel sounds like the Hebrew for confused.
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