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Genesis 11:1-2
Common English Bible
Genesis 11:1-2
Common English Bible
Origin of languages and cultures
11 All people[a] on the earth had one language and the same words. 2 When they traveled east,[b] they found a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there.
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- Genesis 11:1 Heb lacks people.
- Genesis 11:2 Or from the east
Genesis 11:1-2
New International Version
Genesis 11:1-2
New International Version
The Tower of Babel
11 Now the whole world had one language(A) and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward,[a] they found a plain in Shinar[b](B) and settled there.
Footnotes
- Genesis 11:2 Or from the east; or in the east
- Genesis 11:2 That is, Babylonia
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