Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” New Living Translation Come, let’s go down and confuse the people with different languages. Then they won’t be able to understand each other.” English Standard Version Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another’s speech.” Berean Standard Bible Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” King James Bible Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. New King James Version Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” New American Standard Bible Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” NASB 1995 “Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” NASB 1977 “Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” Legacy Standard Bible Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s language.” Amplified Bible Come, let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) go down and there confuse and mix up their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” Christian Standard Bible Come, let’s go down there and confuse their language so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Come, let Us go down there and confuse their language so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” American Standard Version Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. Contemporary English Version Let's go down and confuse them! We'll make them speak different languages, and they won't be able to understand each other. English Revised Version Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. GOD'S WORD® Translation Let us go down there and mix up their language so that they won't understand each other." Good News Translation Let us go down and mix up their language so that they will not understand each other." International Standard Version Come on! Let's go down there and confuse their language, so that they won't understand each other's speech." Majority Standard Bible Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” NET Bible Come, let's go down and confuse their language so they won't be able to understand each other." New Heart English Bible Come, let us go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech." Webster's Bible Translation Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. World English Bible Come, let’s go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionGive help, let us go down there and confuse their language, so that a man will not understand the language of his companion.” Young's Literal Translation Give help, let us go down, and mingle there their pronunciation, so that a man doth not understand the pronunciation of his companion.' Smith's Literal Translation Come, we will come down and mix their lip that they shall not hear a man the lip of his neighbor. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleCome ye, therefore, let us go down, and there may not understand one another's speech. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, come, let us descend, and in that place confound their tongue, so that they may not listen, each one to the voice of his neighbor.” New American Bible Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that no one will understand the speech of another. New Revised Standard Version Come, let us go down, and confuse their language there, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleCome, let us go down, and there divide their language so that they may not understand one another's speech. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Come, let us descend and we will divide there the language so that a man will not hear his neighbor's language.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.' Brenton Septuagint Translation Come, and having gone down let us there confound their tongue, that they may not understand each the voice of his neighbour. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Tower of Babel…6And the LORD said, “If they have begun to do this as one people speaking the same language, then nothing they devise will be beyond them. 7Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” 8So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city.… Cross References Acts 2:4-11 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. / Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. / And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language. ... Zephaniah 3:9 For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder. 1 Corinthians 14:10-11 Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning. / If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me. Deuteronomy 32:8 When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God. Psalm 55:9 O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city. Isaiah 19:18 In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun. Isaiah 33:19 You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand. Revelation 7:9 After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands. Acts 17:26 From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands. John 7:43 So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus. 1 Corinthians 1:10 I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction. Isaiah 28:11 Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people Isaiah 66:18 “And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory. Jeremiah 5:15 Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand. Daniel 3:4-7 Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded: / As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. / And whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.” ... Treasury of Scripture Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. Go to. let. Genesis 11:5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Genesis 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: confound. Job 5:12,13 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise… Job 12:20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. Psalm 2:4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. may. Genesis 10:5,20,32 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations… Genesis 42:23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. Deuteronomy 28:49 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; Jump to Previous Able Another's Clear Companion Confound Confuse Help Let's Mingle Pronunciation Sense Speech Themselves UnderstandJump to Next Able Another's Clear Companion Confound Confuse Help Let's Mingle Pronunciation Sense Speech Themselves UnderstandGenesis 11 1. One language in the world.2. The building of Babel. 5. It is interrupted by the confusion of tongues, and the builders dispersed. 10. The generations of Shem. 27. The generations of Terah, the father of Abram. 31. Terah, with Abram and Lot, move from Ur to Haran. Come, let Us go down This phrase is a divine invitation, reflecting the unity and deliberation within the Godhead. The use of "Us" suggests a plurality, often interpreted by conservative Christians as an early indication of the Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Hebrew word for "come" (הָבָה, havah) is an imperative, indicating a decisive action. The phrase "go down" (נֵרְדָה, ner'dah) implies God's intervention in human affairs, emphasizing His sovereignty and active participation in the world. This descent is not physical but a metaphorical expression of God's engagement with creation. and confuse their language so that they will not understand one another’s speech Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Come,הָ֚בָה (hā·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 3051: To give, to put, imperatively, come let Us go down נֵֽרְדָ֔ה (nê·rə·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend and confuse וְנָבְלָ֥ה (wə·nā·ḇə·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural Strong's 1101: To mingle, mix, confuse, confound their language, שְׂפָתָ֑ם (śə·p̄ā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin so that אֲשֶׁר֙ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no understand יִשְׁמְע֔וּ (yiš·mə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently one אִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 582: Man, mankind another’s רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ (rê·‘ê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow speech.” שְׂפַ֥ת (śə·p̄aṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin Links Genesis 11:7 NIVGenesis 11:7 NLT Genesis 11:7 ESV Genesis 11:7 NASB Genesis 11:7 KJV Genesis 11:7 BibleApps.com Genesis 11:7 Biblia Paralela Genesis 11:7 Chinese Bible Genesis 11:7 French Bible Genesis 11:7 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 11:7 Come let's go down and there confuse (Gen. 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