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 Ils se dirent l’un à l’autre: Allons! Faisons des briques, et cuisons-les au feu. Et la brique leur servit de pierre, et le bitume leur servit de ciment.

4 Ils dirent encore: Allons! Bâtissons-nous une ville et une tour dont le sommet touche au ciel, et faisons-nous un nom, afin que nous ne soyons pas dispersés sur la face de toute la terre.

5 L’Éternel descendit pour voir la ville et la tour que bâtissaient les fils des hommes.

6 Et l’Éternel dit: Voici, ils forment un seul peuple et ont tous une même langue, et c’est là ce qu’ils ont entrepris; maintenant rien ne les empêcherait de faire tout ce qu’ils auraient projeté.

7 Allons! Descendons, et là confondons leur langage, afin qu’ils n’entendent plus la langue, les uns des autres.

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What Does Genesis 11:5 Mean?

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