1Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.


In Context

1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.

2 As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.

3 They said to each other, "Come, let's make bricks and bake them thoroughly." They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar.

Genesis 11:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:1And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:1And the earth was of one tongue, and of the same speech.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:1And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:1And the whole earth had one language, and the same words.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:1And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:1And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:1The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:1And the whole earth is of one pronunciation, and of the same words,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:1And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.