NASB — Genesis 11 — KJV

Universal Language, Babel, Confusion

1 Now the whole° earth° Iused° the same° language° and IIthe same° words°. 2 It came° about as they journeyed° east°, that they found° a plain° in the land° aof Shinar° and Isettled° there°. 3 They said° to one° another°, “Come°, let us make° bricks° and burn° [them] thoroughly°.” And they used° brick° for stone°, and they used° atar° for mortar°. 4 They said°, “Come°, let us build° for ourselves a city°, and a tower° whose top° a[will reach] into heaven°, and let us make° for ourselves ba name°, otherwise° we cwill be scattered° abroad over° the face° of the whole° earth°.” 5 aThe LORD° came° down° to see° the city° and the tower° which° the sons° of men° had built°. 6 The LORD° said°, “Behold°, they are one° people°, and they all° have Iathe same° language°. And this° is what they began° to do°, and now° nothing°° which° they purpose° to do° will be IIimpossible° for them. 7 Come°, alet Us go° down° and there° bconfuse° their Ilanguage°, so° that they will not understand° one° another’s° Ispeech°.” 8 So the LORD° ascattered° them abroad from there° over° the face° of the whole° earth°; and they stopped° building° the city°. 9 Therefore°° its name° was called° IaBabel°, because° there° the LORD° confused° the IIlanguage° of the whole° earth°; and from there° the LORD° scattered° them abroad over° the face° of the whole° earth°.

[1] ILit was one lip IIOr few or one set of words
[2] ILit dwelt aGn 10:10; 14:1; Dn 1:2
[3] aGn 14:10
[4] aDt 1:28; 9:1; Ps 107:26 bGn 6:4; 2S 8:13 cDt 4:27
[5] aGn 18:21; Ex 3:8; 19:11, 18, 20
[6] ILit one lip IILit withheld from aGn 11:1
[7] ILit lip aGn 1:26 bGn 42:23; Ex 4:11; Dt 28:49; Is 33:19; Jr 5:15
[8] aGn 11:4; Ps 92:9; Lk 1:51
[9] IOr Babylon; cf Heb balal, confuse IILit lip aGn 10:10

Descendants of Shem

10aThese° are [the records of] the generations° of Shem°. Shem° was one hundred° years° old°, and Ibecame° the father° of Arpachshad° two years° after° the flood°; 11 and Shem° lived° five° hundred° years° after° he became° the father° of Arpachshad°, and he had° [other] sons° and daughters°.

[10] ILit begot, and so throughout the ch aGn 10:22-25

12 ¶ Arpachshad° lived° thirty-five°° years°, and became° the father° of Shelah°; 13 and Arpachshad° lived° four° hundred° and three° years° after° he became° the father° of Shelah°, and he had° [other] sons° and daughters°.

14 ¶ Shelah° lived° thirty° years°, and became° the father° of Eber°; 15 and Shelah° lived° four° hundred° and three° years° after° he became° the father° of Eber°, and he had° [other] sons° and daughters°.

16 ¶ Eber° lived° thirty-four°° years°, and became° the father° of Peleg°; 17 and Eber° lived° four° hundred° and thirty° years° after° he became° the father° of Peleg°, and he had° [other] sons° and daughters°.

18 ¶ Peleg° lived° thirty° years°, and became° the father° of Reu°; 19 and Peleg° lived° two hundred° and nine° years° after° he became° the father° of Reu°, and he had° [other] sons° and daughters°.

20 ¶ Reu° lived° thirty-two°° years°, and became° the father° of Serug°; 21 and Reu° lived° two hundred° and seven° years° after° he became° the father° of Serug°, and he had° [other] sons° and daughters°.

22 ¶ Serug° lived° thirty° years°, and became° the father° of Nahor°; 23 and Serug° lived° two hundred° years° after° he became° the father° of Nahor°, and he had° [other] sons° and daughters°.

24 ¶ Nahor° lived° twenty-nine°° years°, and became° the father° of aTerah°; 25 and Nahor° lived° one hundred° and nineteen°° years° after° he became° the father° of Terah°, and he had° [other] sons° and daughters°.

[24] aJsh 24:2

26 ¶ Terah° lived° seventy° years°, and became° athe father° of Abram°, Nahor° and Haran°.

[26] aJsh 24:2

27 ¶ Now these° are [the records of] the generations° of Terah°. Terah° became° the father° of Abram°, Nahor° and Haran°; and aHaran° became° the father° of bLot°. 28 Haran° died° Iin the presence° of his father° Terah° in the land° of his birth°, in aUr° of the Chaldeans°. 29 Abram° and aNahor° took° wives° for themselves. The name° of Abram’s° wife° was bSarai°; and the name° of Nahor’s° wife° was cMilcah°, the daughter° of Haran°, the father° of Milcah° Iand Iscah°. 30 aSarai° was barren°; she had° no° child°.

[27] aGn 11:31; 12:4 bGn 13:10; 14:12; 19:1, 29
[28] IOr during the lifetime of aGn 11:31
[29] ILit and the father of aGn 24:10 bGn 17:15; 20:12 cGn 22:20, 23; 24:15
[30] aGn 16:1

31 ¶ Terah° took° Abram° his son°, and Lot° the son° of Haran°, his grandson°, and Sarai° his daughter-in-law°, his son° Abram’s° wife°; and they went° out Itogether° from aUr° of the Chaldeans° in order to enter° the land° of Canaan°; and they went° as far° as Haran°, and IIsettled° there°. 32 The days° of Terah° were two hundred° and five° years°; and Terah° died° in Haran°.

[31] ILit with them IILit dwelt aGn 15:7; Ne 9:7; Ac 7:4


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One language in the world.

1 ¶ And the whole² earthº was² of oneº language,º and of oneº speech.º 2 And it came to pass,² as they journeyedºª from the east,º² that they foundºª a plainº in the landº of Shinar;º and they dweltºª there.²

[1] Is 19:18; Zp 3:9; Ac 2:6.
[2] Gn 10:10; 11:9; 13:11; 14:1; Is 11:11; Dn 1:2; Zc 5:11.

The building of Babel.

3 And they saidºª oneº to² another,º Go to,ºª let us makeºª brick,º and burnºª them throughly.º And they had² brickº for stone,º and slimeº hadºª they for morter.º 4 And they said,ºª Go to,ºª let us buildºª us a cityº and a tower,º whose topº [may reach] unto heaven;º and let us makeºª us a name,º lest² we be scattered abroadºª upon² the faceº of the whole² earth.º 5 And the LORDº came downºª to seeºª² the cityº and the tower,º which² the childrenº of menº builded.ºª

[3] Gn 11:4, 7; 14:10; Ex 1:14; 2:3; 5:7; 2S 12:31; Ps 64:5; Pv 1:11; Ec 2:1; Is 5:5; 9:10; 41:6; 65:3; Na 3:14; He 3:13; 10:24; Jm 4:13; 5:1.
[4] Gn 11:8; Dt 1:28; 9:1; 2S 8:13; Ps 49:11; 92:9; Pv 10:7; Dn 4:11, 22, 30; Lk 1:51; Jn 5:44.
[5] Gn 18:21; Ex 19:11; Ps 11:4; 33:13; Jr 23:23; Jn 3:13; He 4:13.

The confusion of tongues.

6 And the LORDº said,ºª Behold,² the peopleº [is] one,º and they have all² oneº language;º and this² they beginºª to do:ºª and now² nothingºº will be restrainedºª from² them, which² they have imaginedºª to do.ºª 7 Go to,ºª let us go down,ºª and there² confoundºª their language,º thatº they may not² understandºª oneº another'sº speech.º 8 So the LORDº scattered them abroadºª² from thenceº² upon² the faceº of all² the earth:º and they left offºª to buildºª the city.º 9 Therefore²² is the name² of it¹ calledºª Babel;º because² the LORDº did there² confoundºª the languageº of all² the earth:º and from thence²² did¹ª the LORDº scatter them abroadºª upon² the faceº of all² the earth.º

[6] Gn 3:22; 6:5; 8:21; 9:19; 11:1; Jg 10:14; 1K 18:27; Ps 2:1; Ec 11:9; Lk 1:51; Ac 17:26.
[7] Gn 1:26; 3:22; 10:5, 20, 32; 11:5; 42:23; Dt 28:49; Jb 5:12; 12:20; Ps 2:4; 33:10; 55:9; Is 6:8; Jr 5:15; Ac 2:4; 1Co 14:2, 23.
[8] Gn 10:25, 32; 11:4, 9; 49:7; Dt 32:8; Lk 1:51.
[9] Gn 10:5, 10, 20, 25, 31, 32; Is 13:1; Jr 50:1; Ac 17:26; 1Co 14:23.

The generations of Shem.

10 ¶ These² [are] the generationsº of Shem:º Shemº [was] an hundredº yearsº old,º and begatºª² Arphaxadº two yearsº afterº the flood:º 11 And Shemº livedºª afterº he begatºª² Arphaxadº fiveº hundredº years,º and begatºª sonsº and daughters.º 12 And Arphaxadº livedºª fiveº and thirtyº years,º and begatºª² Salah:º 13 And Arphaxadº livedºª afterº he begatºª² Salahº fourº hundredº¹ and threeº years,º and begatºª sonsº and daughters.º 14 And Salahº livedºª thirtyº years,º and begatºª² Eber:º 15 And Salahº livedºª afterº he begatºª² Eberº fourº hundredº¹ and threeº years,º and begatºª sonsº and daughters.º 16 And Eberº livedºª fourº and thirtyº years,º and begatºª² Peleg:º 17 And Eberº livedºª afterº he begatºª² Pelegº fourº hundredº¹ and thirtyº years,º and begatºª sonsº and daughters.º 18 And Pelegº livedºª thirtyº years,º and begatºª² Reu:º 19 And Pelegº livedºª afterº he begatºª² Reuº two hundredº¹ and nineº years,º and begatºª sonsº and daughters.º 20 And Reuº livedºª twoº and thirtyº years,º and begatºª² Serug:º 21 And Reuº livedºª afterº he begatºª² Serugº two hundredº¹ and sevenº years,º and begatºª sonsº and daughters.º 22 And Serugº livedºª thirtyº years,º and begatºª² Nahor:º 23 And Serugº livedºª afterº he begatºª² Nahorº two hundredº years,º and begatºª sonsº and daughters.º 24 And Nahorº livedºª nineº and twentyº years,º and begatºª² Terah:º 25 And Nahorº livedºª afterº he begatºª² Terahº an hundredº¹ and nineteenºº years,º and begatºª sonsº and daughters.º 26 And Terahº livedºª seventyº years,º and begatºª² Abram,º² Nahor,º and Haran.º

[10] Gn 10:21; 11:27; 1Ch 1:17; Lk 3:34.
[11] Gn 1:28; 5:4; 9:7; Ps 127:3; 128:3; 144:12.
[12] Lk 3:36.
[13] Gn 11:13.
[14] Gn 11:14.
[15] Gn 11:15.
[16] Gn 10:21, 25; Nu 24:24; 1Ch 1:19; Lk 3:35.
[17] Gn 11:17.
[18] Lk 3:35.
[19] Gn 11:19.
[20] Lk 3:35.
[21] Gn 11:21.
[22] Jsh 24:2.
[23] Gn 11:23.
[24] Lk 3:34.
[25] Gn 11:25.
[26] Gn 12:4; 22:20; 29:4; Jsh 24:2; 1Ch 1:26.

The generations of Terah the father of Abram.

27 ¶ Now these² [are] the generationsº of Terah:º Terahº begatºª² Abram,º² Nahor,º and Haran;º and Haranº begatºª² Lot.º 28 And Haranº diedºª beforeº² his fatherº Terahº in the landº of his nativity,º in Urº of the Chaldees.º 29 And Abramº and Nahorº tookºª them wives:º the nameº of Abram'sº wifeº [was] Sarai;º and the nameº of Nahor'sº wife,º Milcah,º the daughterº of Haran,º the fatherº of Milcah,º and the fatherº of Iscah.º 30 But Saraiº was² barren;º she [had] no² child.º

[27] Gn 11:31; 12:4; 13:1; 14:12; 19:1; 2P 2:7.
[28] Gn 15:7; Ne 9:7; Ac 7:2.
[29] Gn 11:31; 17:15; 20:12; 22:20; 24:15.
[30] Gn 15:2; 16:1; 18:11; 21:1; 25:21; 29:31; 30:1; Jg 13:2; 1S 1:2; Ps 113:9; Lk 1:7, 36.

Terah goeth from Ur to Haran.

31 And Terahº tookºª² Abramº his son,º and Lotº the sonº of Haranº his son'sº son,º and Saraiº his daughter in law,º his sonº Abram'sº wife;º and they went forthºª with² them from Urº² of the Chaldees,º to go¹ª² into the landº of Canaan;º and they cameºª unto² Haran,º and dweltºª there.² 32 And the daysº of Terahº were² two hundredº¹ and fiveº years:º and Terahº diedºª in Haran.º

[31] Gn 10:19; 11:26, 28, 32; 12:1, 4; 24:10, 15; 27:43; 29:4; Jsh 24:2; Ne 9:7; Ac 7:2; He 11:8.
[32] Gn 11:32.


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