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 E disseram uns aos outros: Vinde, façamos tijolos e o cozamos com fogo. E foi-lhes os tijolos em lugar de pedra, e o betume em lugar de argamassa.

4 E disseram: Vamos, edifiquemo-nos uma cidade e uma torre, cuja ponta chegue ao céu; e façamo-nos um nome, para que não sejamos espalhados sobre a face de toda a terra.

5 E desceu o SENHOR para ver a cidade e a torre que edificavam os filhos dos homens.

6 E disse o SENHOR: Eis que o povo é um, e todos estes têm uma língua; e começaram a agir, e nada lhes restringirá agora do que pensaram fazer.

7 Agora, pois, desçamos, e confundamos ali suas línguas, para que ninguém entenda a fala de seu companheiro.

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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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