(A)The Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. The Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have [a](B)the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be [b]impossible for them. Come, (C)let Us go down and there (D)confuse their [c]language, so that they will not understand one another’s [d]speech.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 11:6 Lit one lip
  2. Genesis 11:6 Lit withheld from
  3. Genesis 11:7 Lit lip
  4. Genesis 11:7 Lit lip

But the Lord came down(A) to see the city and the tower the people were building. 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. Come, let us(C) go down(D) and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”(E)

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