Genesis 11:1 “Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech.”

Genesis 11:1

Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

World English Bible

The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

American Standard Version

And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the whole earth was of one language and one speache.

Darby Translation

And the whole earth had one language, and the same words.

Young's Literal Translation

And the whole earth is of one pronunciation, and of the same words,

Bible in Basic English

And all the earth had one language and one tongue.

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In context

2And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.

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