Genesis 11:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 11:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֞ן
kên
H3651
thus
קָרָ֤א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שְׁמָהּ֙
shêm
H8034
name
בָּבֶ֔ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
שָׁ֛ם
shâm
H8033
there
בָּלַ֥ל
bâlal
H1101
to mix
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
שְׂפַ֣ת
sâphâh
H8193
lip
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וּמִשָּׁם֙
shâm
H8033
there
הֱפִיצָ֣ם
pûwts
H6327
to scatter
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore the name of it was called Babel, because Yahweh confused the language of all the earth, there. From there, Yahweh scattered them abroad on the surface of all the earth.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For that they called its name Babel, because there Yahweh confused the language of the whole earth, and from there Yahweh scattered them over the face of the whole earth. The History of Abraham chapters 11:10-25:18 s1 Shem’s Descendants down to Abram 11:10-26 1 Chronicles 1:24-27
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