Genesis 11:1

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 11:1

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 11

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

² And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.

³ And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.

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