Genesis 11
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 11:6-7

6The LordH3068 saidH559, “BeholdH2005, they are oneH259 peopleH5971, and they allH3605 have 12the sameH259 languageH8193. And thisH2088 is what they beganH2490 to doH6213, and nowH6258 nothingH3808H3605 whichH834 they purposeH2161 to doH6213 will be 3impossibleH1219 for them.

7ComeH3051, 4let Us goH3381 downH3381 and thereH8033 5confuseH1101 their 6languageH8193, soH834 that they will not understandH8085 oneH376 another’sH7453 7speechH8193.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 11:6 Lit one lip ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 11:6 Gen 11:1 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 11:6 Lit withheld from ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 11:7 Gen 1:26 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 11:7 Gen 42:23; Ex 4:11; Deut 28:49; Is 33:19; Jer 5:15 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 11:7 Lit lip ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 11:7 Lit lip ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 11

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