Genesis 11
1 The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
And the whole earth had one language, and the same words.
2 It happened, as they traveled from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they settled there.
And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and dwelt there.
3 And they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly." They had brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar.
And they said one to another, Come on, let us make bricks, and burn [them] thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar.
4 They said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let us make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth."
And they said, Come on, let us build ourselves a city and a tower, the top of which [may reach] to the heavens; and let us make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth.
5 And God came down to see the city and the tower, that humankind was building.
And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower which the children of men built.
6 And God said, "Look, they are one people, and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do. So now nothing which they plan to do will be too difficult for them.
And Jehovah said, Behold, the people is one, and have all one language; and this have they begun to do. And now will they be hindered in nothing that they meditate doing.
7 Come, let us go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."
Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
8 Then God scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth; so they ceased building the city.
And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth. And they left off building the city.
9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there God confused the language of all the earth. From there he scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
Therefore was its name called Babel; because Jehovah there confounded the language of the whole earth. And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth.
10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old and became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood.
These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood.
11 Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and fathered sons and daughters.
And Shem lived after he had begotten Arphaxad five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
12 And Arpachshad lived one hundred and thirty-five years and became the father of Kenan.
And Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Shelah.
13 And Arpachshad lived four hundred and thirty years after he became the father of Kenan, and fathered sons and daughters. And Kenan lived one hundred and thirty years and became the father of Shelah. And Kenan lived three hundred and thirty years after he had become the father of Shelah, and fathered sons and daughters.
And Arphaxad lived after he had begotten Shelah four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.
14 Shelah lived one hundred and thirty years, and became the father of Eber:
And Shelah lived thirty years, and begot Eber.
15 and Shelah lived four hundred and three years after he became the father of Eber, and fathered sons and daughters.
And Shelah lived after he had begotten Eber four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.
16 Eber lived one hundred and thirty-four years, and became the father of Peleg.
And Eber lived thirty-four years, and begot Peleg.
17 Eber lived three hundred and seventy years after he became the father of Peleg, and fathered sons and daughters.
And Eber lived after he had begotten Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.
18 Peleg lived one hundred and thirty years, and became the father of Reu.
And Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu.
19 Peleg lived two hundred and nine years after he became the father of Reu, and fathered sons and daughters.
And Peleg lived after he had begotten Reu two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters.
20 Reu lived one hundred and thirty-two years, and became the father of Serug.
And Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Serug.
21 Reu lived two hundred and seven years after he became the father of Serug, and fathered sons and daughters.
And Reu lived after he had begotten Serug two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.
22 Serug lived one hundred and thirty years, and became the father of Nahor.
And Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor.
23 Serug lived two hundred years after he became the father of Nahor, and fathered sons and daughters.
And Serug lived after he had begotten Nahor two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
24 Nahor lived seventy-nine years, and became the father of Terah.
And Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and begot Terah.
25 Nahor lived one hundred and twenty-nine years after he became the father of Terah, and fathered sons and daughters.
And Nahor lived after he had begotten Terah a hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters.
26 Terah lived seventy years, and became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
And Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27 Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
And these are the generations of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur Kasdim.
And Haran died before the face of his father Terah in the land of his nativity at Ur of the Chaldeans.
29 And Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran who was also the father of Iscah.
And Abram and Nahor took wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, a daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah.
30 And Sarai was barren. She had no child.
And Sarai was barren: she had no child.
31 And Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife, and with them he set out from Ur Kasdim to go into the land of Canaan. But when they came to Haran, they settled there.
And 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 together out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to go into the land of Canaan, and came as far as Haran, and dwelt there.
32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years. And Terah died in Haran.
And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years; and Terah died in Haran.
