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KJV Lexicon Therefore is the name of itshem (shame) an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report. called qara' (kaw-raw') to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) Babel Babel (baw-bel') confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon. because the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. did there confound balal (baw-lal') to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; also to fodder -- anoint, confound, fade, mingle, mix (self), give provender, temper. the language saphah (saw-faw') the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) of all the earth 'erets (eh'-rets) the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world. and from thence did puwts (poots) to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse) the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. scatter them abroad puwts (poots) to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse) upon the face paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) of all the earth 'erets (eh'-rets) the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of the whole earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore its name is called Babylon, 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. International Standard Version Therefore it was called Babylon, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth, and from there the LORD scattered them over the surface of the entire earth. NET Bible That is why its name was called Babel--because there the LORD confused the language of the entire world, and from there the LORD scattered them across the face of the entire earth. GOD'S WORD® Translation This is why it was named Babel, because there the LORD turned the language of the whole earth into babble. From that place the LORD scattered them all over the face of the earth. King James 2000 Bible Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confuse the language of all the earth: and from there did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Links Genesis 11:9Genesis 11:9 NIV Genesis 11:9 NLT Genesis 11:9 ESV Genesis 11:9 NASB Genesis 11:9 KJV |
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