Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city.

King James Version

So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

Holman Bible

So from there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth, and they stopped building the city.

International Standard Version

So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the surface of the whole earth, so that they had to stop building the city.

A Conservative Version

So LORD scattered them abroad from there upon the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.

American Standard Version

So Jehovah scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city.

Amplified

So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the surface of the entire earth; and they stopped building the city.

Bible in Basic English

So the Lord God sent them away into every part of the earth: and they gave up building their town.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth. And they left off building the city.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will disperse them from thence over the face of all the earth: and they will cease to build the city.

King James 2000

So the LORD scattered them abroad from there upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So Yahweh scattered them from there over the face of the whole earth, and they stopped building the city.

Modern King James verseion

So Jehovah scattered them abroad from that place upon the face of all the earth. And they quit building the city.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thus the LORD scattered them from thence upon all the earth. And they left off to build the city.

NET Bible

So the Lord scattered them from there across the face of the entire earth, and they stopped building the city.

New Heart English Bible

So the LORD scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city.

The Emphasized Bible

So Yahweh scattered them from thence over the face of all the earth, - and so they left off building the city.

Webster

So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

World English Bible

So Yahweh scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehovah doth scatter them from thence over the face of all the earth, and they cease to build the city;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
So the Lord

Usage: 0

שׁם 
Sham 
Usage: 823

upon the face
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

of all the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

to build
בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

Context Readings

The Tower Of Babylon

7 Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” 8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city. 9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of the whole earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth.


Cross References

Luke 1:51

He has done mighty deeds with His arm;
He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their heart.

Genesis 10:25

Two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

Genesis 10:32

These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations; and out of these the nations were separated on the earth after the flood.

Genesis 11:4

They said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name, otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”

Genesis 11:9

Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of the whole earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth.

Genesis 49:7

“Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel.
I will disperse them in Jacob,
And scatter them in Israel.

Deuteronomy 32:8

When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance,
When He separated the sons of man,
He set the boundaries of the peoples
According to the number of the sons of Israel.

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