Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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.

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 on, let us descend and mingle their tongue even there, that one understand not what another sayeth." 8 Thus the LORD scattered them from thence upon all the earth. And they left off to build the city. 9 Wherefore the name of it is called Babel, because that the LORD there confounded the tongue of all the world; and because that the LORD, from thence, scattered them abroad upon all the earth.


Cross References

Luke 1:51

He showeth strength with his arm, he scattereth them that are proud in the imagination of their hearts.

Genesis 10:25

And Eber begat two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his time the earth was divided. And the name of his brother was Joktan.

Genesis 10:32

These are the kindreds of the sons of Noah, in their generations and nations. And of these came the people that were in the world after the flood.

Genesis 11:4

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."

Genesis 11:9

Wherefore the name of it is called Babel, because that the LORD there confounded the tongue of all the world; and because that the LORD, from thence, scattered them abroad upon all the earth.

Genesis 49:7

Cursed be their wrath for it was strong, and their fierceness for it was cruel. I will therefore divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

Deuteronomy 32:8

When the most highest gave the nations an inheritance, and divided the sons of Adam, he put the borders of the nations fast by the multitude of the children of Israel.

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