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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.

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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.
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.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 2:6

    And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.

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  • Zephaniah 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.

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  • Isaiah 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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