Genesis 11:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.”

Genesis 11:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 11:9 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 11:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore its name was called Babel, because there Yahweh confused the language of all the earth. From there, Yahweh scattered them abroad on the surface of all the earth.”

Genesis 11:9 — World English Bible

Genesis 11:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because Jehovah did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did Jehovah scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.”

Genesis 11:9 — American Standard Version

Genesis 11:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“therefore hath <FI>one<Fi> called its name Babel, for there hath Jehovah mingled the pronunciation of all the earth, and from thence hath Jehovah scattered them over the face of all the earth.”

Genesis 11:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 11:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Therefore was its name called Babel; because Jehovah there confounded the language of the whole earth. And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth.”

Genesis 11:9 — Darby Translation

Genesis 11:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore the name of it was called Babel, because the Lord did there confounde the language of all the earth: from thence then did the Lord scatter them vpon all the earth.”

Genesis 11:9 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 11:9 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“Therefore its name was called Babel—because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth and from there the Lord scattered them over the face of all the earth.”

Genesis 11:9 — The Living Sword

Genesis 11:9 in Context — Genesis 11

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

8 Et l’Éternel les dispersa loin de là sur la face de toute la terre; et ils cessèrent de bâtir la ville.

9 C’est pourquoi on l’appela du nom de Babel, car c’est là que l’Éternel confondit le langage de toute la terre, et c’est de là que l’Éternel les dispersa sur la face de toute la terre.

10 Voici la postérité de Sem. Sem, âgé de cent ans, engendra Arpacschad, deux ans après le déluge.

11 Sem vécut, après la naissance d’Arpacschad, cinq cents ans; et il engendra des fils et des filles.

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What Does Genesis 11:9 Mean?

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