Berean Standard Bible
“And 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.”
After the flood, the human race settles in the plain of Shinar and decides to build a city and a tower to make a name for itself and avoid being scattered. God comes down to see what they have built.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And 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.
World English Bible (WEB)
Yahweh said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them, which they intend to do.
King James Version (KJV)
And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Jehovah 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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And the Lord said, See, they are all one people and have all one language; and this is only the start of what they may do: and now it will not be possible to keep them from any purpose of theirs.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y dijo Jehová: He aquí el pueblo es uno, y todos éstos tienen un lenguaje: y han comenzado á obrar, y nada les retraerá ahora de lo que han pensando hacer.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
y pensó: «Esto lo pueden hacer porque forman un solo pueblo y hablan el mismo idioma. Esa torre es sólo la primera de muchas otras obras que harán. ¡Todo lo que se propongan hacer lo harán y nadie podrá detenerlos!
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