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Genesis 11:9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 11:9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
9 Therefore its name is called Babylon,[a](A) for there the Lord confused the language of the whole earth, and from there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
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- Genesis 11:9 In Hb, the name Babylon sounds like the word “confuse.”
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.
Genesis 11:9
King James Version
Genesis 11:9
King James Version
9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
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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
English Standard Version
Genesis 11:9
English Standard Version
9 Therefore its name was called (A)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
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