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Genesis 11:3
New International Version
Genesis 11:3
New International Version
3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks(A) and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone,(B) and tar(C) for mortar.
Genesis 11:3
Expanded Bible
Genesis 11:3
Expanded Bible
3 They said to each other, “Let’s make bricks and ·bake [burn; fire] them ·to make them hard [thoroughly; C in ancient times builders used mudbrick].” So they used bricks instead of stones, and ·tar [bitumen] instead of mortar.
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Genesis 11:3
King James Version
Genesis 11:3
King James Version
3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
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Genesis 11:3
English Standard Version
Genesis 11:3
English Standard Version
3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, (A)and bitumen for mortar.
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