Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
They said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let us make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth."
New American Standard Bible
They said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top
King James Version
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Holman Bible
And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the sky.
International Standard Version
Then they said, "Come on! Let's build ourselves a city and a tower, with its summit in the heavens, and let's make a name for ourselves so we won't be scattered over the surface of the whole earth."
A Conservative Version
And they said, Come, let us build a city for us, and a tower, and its top in the heavens. And let us make a name for us, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
American Standard Version
And they said, Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Amplified
They said, “Come, let us build a city for ourselves, and a tower whose top will reach into the heavens, and let us make a [famous] name for ourselves, so that we will not be scattered [into separate groups] and be dispersed over the surface of the entire earth [as the Lord instructed].”
Bible in Basic English
And they said, Come, let us make a town, and a tower whose top will go up as high as heaven; and let us make a great name for ourselves, so that we may not be wanderers over the face of the earth.
Darby Translation
And they said, Come on, let us build ourselves a city and a tower, the top of which may reach to the heavens; and let us make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say, Come, we will build to us a city, and a tower, its head to the heavens; and we will make to us a name, lest we shall be dispersed over the face of the earth.
King James 2000
And they said, Come, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower whose top [reaches to] the heavens. And let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth."
Modern King James verseion
And they said, Come, let us build us a city and a tower, and its top in the heavens. And let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered upon the face of the whole earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they said, "Come on, let us build us a city and a tower, that the top may reach unto heaven. And let us make us a name, for peradventure we shall be scattered abroad over all the earth."
NET Bible
Then they said, "Come, let's build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens so that we may make a name for ourselves. Otherwise we will be scattered across the face of the entire earth."
The Emphasized Bible
And they said Come on! let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower with its head in the heavens, so let us make for ourselves a name, - lest we be scattered abroad over the face of all the earth.
Webster
And they said, come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach to heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we should be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
World English Bible
They said, "Come, let's build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let's make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth."
Youngs Literal Translation
And they say, 'Give help, let us build for ourselves a city and tower, and its head in the heavens, and make for ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of all the earth.'
Themes
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Men after the flood
Ambition » Exemplified » Builders of babel
Ambition » Instances of » The builders of babel
Babel » A city » Plain » Shinar » Tower » Built
Babylon » Babylon the capital of » Its antiquity
Cities » General references to
Cities » Often built to perpetuate a name
Confidence » Instances of » Builders of babel
Dispersion » After building the tower of babel
false Confidence » Instances of » Babel
Language » Confusion of » A punishment for presumption, &c
Miracles » Catalogue of » The confusion of languages
Plans of men » Plans, examples of » The men after the flood
Presumption » Exemplified » Builders of babel
Presumption » Instances of » Builders of babel
Presumptuous plans » Examples of » The men after the flood
Topics
Interlinear
Banah
Ro'sh
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 11:4
Prayers for Genesis 11:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Tower Of Babylon
3 They said one to another, "Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly." They had brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar. 4 They said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let us make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth." 5 The LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 1:28
Where are we going up? Our brothers have made our heart to melt, saying, 'The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to the sky; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.'"
Deuteronomy 9:1
Hear, Israel: you are to pass over the Jordan this day, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourself, cities great and fortified up to the sky,
2 Samuel 8:13
David earned a reputation when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.
Genesis 6:4
The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God's sons came in to men's daughters. They bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
Genesis 11:8-9
So the LORD scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city.
Deuteronomy 4:27
The LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and you shall be left few in number among the nations, where the LORD shall lead you away.
Psalm 49:11-13
Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
Psalm 92:9
For, behold, your enemies, LORD, for, behold, your enemies shall perish. All the evildoers will be scattered.
Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Daniel 4:11
The tree grew, and was strong, and its height reached to the sky, and its sight to the end of all the earth.
Daniel 4:22
It is you, O king, that are grown and become strong; for your greatness is grown, and reaches to the sky, and your dominion to the end of the earth.
Daniel 4:30
The king spoke and said, "Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?"
Luke 1:51
He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
John 5:44
How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?