Genesis 11:1
Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech.
2 And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.
Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.
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- ÅB
- Og hele jorden hadde ett tungemål og ens tale.
- OTB
- Hele jorden hadde nå ett språk og de samme ordene.
- B1930
- Og hele jorden hadde ett tungemål og ens tale.
- BSB
- Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech.
- KJV
- And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
- WEB
- The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
- ASV
- And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
- DARBY
- And the whole earth had one language, and the same words.
- BLB
- And all the earth had one language and one speech.
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Acts 2:6
And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.
Les i sammenhengZephaniah 3:9
For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
Les i sammenhengIsaiah 19:18
In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.
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