Berean Standard Bible
“That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.”
The people of Shinar, united by one language, decide to build a city and a tower to make a name for themselves and avoid being scattered. The story explains why humanity is divided into many languages and peoples.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.
World English Bible (WEB)
Therefore its name was called Babel, because there Yahweh confused the language of all the earth. From there, Yahweh scattered them abroad on the surface of all the earth.
King James Version (KJV)
Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because Jehovah did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did Jehovah scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
So it was named Babel, because there the Lord took away the sense of all languages and from there the Lord sent them away over all the face of the earth.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Por esto fué llamado el nombre de ella Babel, porque allí confundió Jehová el lenguaje de toda la tierra, y desde allí los esparció sobre la faz de toda la tierra.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Por esta razón la ciudad se llamó Babel, porque fue allí donde Dios los confundió haciendo que hablaran diversos idiomas, y los esparció por toda la tierra.
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