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Genesis 11:9
New King James Version
Genesis 11:9
New King James Version
9 Therefore its name is called [a]Babel, (A)because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.
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- Genesis 11:9 Lit. Confusion, Babylon
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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