Genesis 11:7-16
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 11
7Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.' 8So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth; and they stopped building the city. 9Therefore it was named Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.
10These are the records of the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old when he fathered Arpachshad, two years after the flood;
11and Shem lived five hundred years after he fathered Arpachshad, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
12Arpachshad lived thirty-five years, and fathered Shelah;
13and Arpachshad lived 403 years after he fathered Shelah, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
King James Version
8So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
9Therefore 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.
10These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
11And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
12And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
13And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 11
7Come, let’s go down there and confuse their language so that they will not understand one another’s speech." 8So from there the Lord scattered them throughout the earth, and they stopped building the city. 9Therefore it is called Babylon, for there the Lord confused the language of the whole earth, and from there the Lord scattered them throughout the earth.
10These are the family records of Shem. Shem lived 100 years and fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood.
11After he fathered Arpachshad, Shem lived 500 years and fathered other sons and daughters.
12Arpachshad lived 35 years and fathered Shelah.
13After he fathered Shelah, Arpachshad lived 403 years and fathered other sons and daughters.
14Shelah lived 30 years and fathered Eber.
15After he fathered Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and fathered other sons and daughters.
16Eber lived 34 years and fathered Peleg.
New Living Translation
8In that way, the Lord scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city.
9That is why the city was called Babel, because that is where the Lord confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.
10This is the account of Shem’s family. Two years after the great flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.
11After the birth of Arphaxad, Shem lived another 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
12When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
13After the birth of Shelah, Arphaxad lived another 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
English Standard Version
Chapter 11
7Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another 's speech." 8So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. 9Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth.
10These are the generations of Shem. When Shem was 100 years old, he fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood.
11And Shem lived after he fathered Arpachshad 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
12When Arpachshad had lived 35 years, he fathered Shelah.
13And Arpachshad lived after he fathered Shelah 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
New International Version
Chapter 11
7Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other."
8So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city.
9That is why it was called Babel —because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
10This is the account of Shem’s family line. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.
11And after he became the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
12When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah.
13And after he became the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
New King James Version
Chapter 11
7Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” 8So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city. 9Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.
10This is the genealogy of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood.
11After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
12Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Salah.
13After he begot Salah, Arphaxad lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.
