Genesis 11
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
1And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
2As they traveled east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there.
2And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
3They said to one another, “Come, let’s make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar.
3And they said one to another: 'Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly.' And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.
4They said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let’s make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth.”
4And they said: 'Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, with its top in heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.'
5The LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.
5And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
6The LORD said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them, which they intend to do.
6And the LORD said: 'Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do; and now nothing will be withholden from them, which they purpose to do.
7Come, let’s go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”
7Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.'
8So the LORD scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city.
8So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off to build the city.
9Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth. From there, the LORD scattered them abroad on the surface of all the earth.
9Therefore was 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.
10This is the history of the generations of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old when he became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood.
10These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begot Arpachshad two years after the flood.
11Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
11And Shem lived after he begot Arpachshad five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
12Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and became the father of Shelah.
12And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begot Shelah.
13Arpachshad lived four hundred three years after he became the father of Shelah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
13And Arpachshad lived after he begot Shelah four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.
14Shelah lived thirty years, and became the father of Eber.
14And Shelah lived thirty years, and begot Eber.
15Shelah lived four hundred three years after he became the father of Eber, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
15And Shelah lived after he begot Eber four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.
16Eber lived thirty-four years, and became the father of Peleg.
16And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begot Peleg.
17Eber lived four hundred thirty years after he became the father of Peleg, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
17And Eber lived after he begot Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.
18Peleg lived thirty years, and became the father of Reu.
18And Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu.
19Peleg lived two hundred nine years after he became the father of Reu, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
19And Peleg lived after he begot Reu two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters.
20Reu lived thirty-two years, and became the father of Serug.
20And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begot Serug.
21Reu lived two hundred seven years after he became the father of Serug, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
21And Reu lived after he begot Serug two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.
22Serug lived thirty years, and became the father of Nahor.
22And Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor.
23Serug lived two hundred years after he became the father of Nahor, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
23And Serug lived after he begot Nahor two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
24Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and became the father of Terah.
24And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begot Terah.
25Nahor lived one hundred nineteen years after he became the father of Terah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
25And Nahor lived after he begot Terah a hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters.
26Terah lived seventy years, and became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
26And Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27Now this is the history of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran became the father of Lot.
27Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot.
28Haran died in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees, while his father Terah was still alive.
28And Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
29Abram and Nahor married wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, who was also the father of Iscah.
29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
30Sarai was barren. She had no child.
30And Sarai was barren; she had no child.
31Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife. They went from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. They came to Haran and lived there.
31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
32The days of Terah were two hundred five years. Terah died in Haran.
32And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years; and Terah died in Haran.
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