Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

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

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.

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 confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. 8 And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth. And they left off building the city. 9 Therefore was its name called Babel; because Jehovah there confounded the language of the whole earth. And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth.

Cross References

Luke 1:51

He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty ones in the thought of their heart.

Genesis 10:25

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

Genesis 10:32

These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. And from these came the distribution of the nations on the earth after the flood.

Genesis 11:4

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.

Genesis 11:9

Therefore was its name called Babel; because Jehovah there confounded the language of the whole earth. And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth.

Genesis 49:7

Cursed be their anger, for it was violent; And their rage, for it was cruel! I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.

Deuteronomy 32:8

When the Most High assigned to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the sons of Adam, He set the bounds of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel.

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