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Genesis 11:9
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9 Therefore its name is called Babylon,[a](A) for there the Lord confused the language of the whole earth, and from there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.

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  1. Genesis 11:9 In Hb, the name Babylon sounds like the word “confuse.”
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Genesis 11:9
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9 That is why it was called Babel[a](A)—because there the Lord confused the language(B) of the whole world.(C) From there the Lord scattered(D) them over the face of the whole earth.

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  1. Genesis 11:9 That is, Babylon; Babel sounds like the Hebrew for confused.
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