Parallel Verses
World English Bible
The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
New American Standard Bible
Now the whole earth
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.
Amplified
Now the whole earth
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the whole earth is of one pronunciation, and of the same words,
Themes
Babel » A city » Plain » Shinar » Tower » Built
Dispersion » After building the tower of babel
Language » Of all mankind one at first
Interlinear
'erets
'echad
Saphah
References
American
Easton
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 11:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Tower Of Babylon
1 The whole earth was of one language and of one speech. 2 It happened, as they traveled east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there.
Cross References
Zephaniah 3:9
For then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that they may all call on the name of Yahweh, to serve him shoulder to shoulder.
Acts 2:6
When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.
Isaiah 19:18
In that day, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to Yahweh of Armies. One will be called "The city of destruction."