Parallel Verses

Amplified

Now the whole earth spoke one language and used the same words (vocabulary).

New American Standard Bible

Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words.

King James Version

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

Holman Bible

At one time the whole earth had the same language and vocabulary.

International Standard Version

There was a time when the entire earth spoke a common language with an identical vocabulary.

A Conservative Version

And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

American Standard Version

And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

Bible in Basic English

And all the earth had one language and one tongue.

Darby Translation

And the whole earth had one language, and the same words.

Julia Smith Translation

And all the earth shall be one lip, and the same words.

King James 2000

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now the whole earth [had] one language and the same words.

Modern King James verseion

And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And all the world was of one tongue and one language.

NET Bible

The whole earth had a common language and a common vocabulary.

New Heart English Bible

The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

The Emphasized Bible

So it came to pass that, all the earth, was of one manner of speech, - and of one stock of words.

Webster

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

World English Bible

The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the whole earth is of one pronunciation, and of the same words,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the whole earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

was of one
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

שׂפת שׂפה 
Saphah 
Usage: 176

and of one
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

Context Readings

The Tower Of Babylon

1 Now the whole earth spoke one language and used the same words (vocabulary). 2 And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and they settled there.


Cross References

Zephaniah 3:9


“Then I will give to the peoples [clear and pure speech from] purified lips [which reflect their purified hearts],
That all of them may call on the name of the Lord,
To serve Him shoulder to shoulder (united).

Acts 2:6

And when this sound was heard, a crowd gathered, and they were bewildered because each one was hearing those in the upper room speaking in his own language or dialect.

Isaiah 19:18

In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of [the Hebrews of] Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord of hosts. One [of them] will be called the City of Destruction.

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