Genesis 11:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.”

Genesis 11:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 11:5 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 11:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.”

Genesis 11:5 — World English Bible

Genesis 11:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.”

Genesis 11:5 — American Standard Version

Genesis 11:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehovah cometh down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men have builded;”

Genesis 11:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 11:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower which the children of men built.”

Genesis 11:5 — Darby Translation

Genesis 11:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But the Lord came downe, to see the citie and towre, which the sonnes of men builded.”

Genesis 11:5 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 11:5 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the Lord came down—to see the city and the tower which the children of man built.”

Genesis 11:5 — The Living Sword

Genesis 11:5 in Context — Genesis 11

3 Y dijeron los unos á los otros: Vaya, hagamos ladrillo y cozámoslo con fuego. Y fuéles el ladrillo en lugar de piedra, y el betún en lugar de mezcla.

4 Y dijeron: Vamos, edifiquémonos una ciudad y una torre, cuya cúspide [llegue] al cielo; y hagámonos un nombre, por si fuéremos esparcidos sobre la faz de toda la tierra.

5 Y descendió Jehová para ver la ciudad y la torre que edificaban los hijos de los hombres.

6 Y dijo Jehová: He aquí el pueblo es uno, y todos éstos tienen un lenguaje: y han comenzado á obrar, y nada les retraerá ahora de lo que han pensando hacer.

7 Ahora pues, descendamos, y confundamos allí sus lenguas, para que ninguno entienda el habla de su compañero.

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What Does Genesis 11:5 Mean?

Genesis 11:5 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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