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Berean Standard Bible

““Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.””

Genesis 11:4

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After the flood, humanity has spread and shares a single language. Settling in the plain of Shinar, in the region of ancient Babylon, people decide to build with baked brick a city and a tall tower.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.”

World English Bible (WEB)

They 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.”

King James Version (KJV)

And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And they said, Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top [may reach] unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they said, Come, let us make a town, and a tower whose top will go up as high as heaven; and let us make a great name for ourselves, so that we may not be wanderers over the face of the earth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijeron: Vamos, edifiquémonos una ciudad y una torre, cuya cúspide llegue al cielo; y hagámonos un nombre, por si fuéremos esparcidos sobre la faz de toda la tierra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Después dijeron: «Construyamos una ciudad con una torre altísima, que toque el cielo. Así nos haremos muy famosos y no tendremos que vivir por siempre errantes».

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