Genesis 11:5-7
Christian Standard Bible
5 Then the Lord came down(A) to look over the city and the tower that the humans[a] were building. 6 The Lord said, “If they have begun to do this as one people all having the same language, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. 7 Come, let’s go down there and confuse their language so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”
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- 11:5 Or the descendants of Adam
Genesis 11:5-7
New International Version
5 But the Lord came down(A) to see the city and the tower the people were building. 6 The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language(B) they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. 7 Come, let us(C) go down(D) and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”(E)
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