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Genesis 11:Verse 5

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And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

Genesis 18:21Genesis 18:21Psalms 33:13Psalms 33:14John 3:13
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What Does Genesis 11:5 Mean?

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"But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building. The divine descent is ironic and deliberate. The tower that was meant t..."

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American Standard Versionarrow_forwardASV

And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

American King James Versionarrow_forwardAKJV

And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.

KJV with Apocryphaarrow_forwardKJVA

And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

Bible in Basic Englisharrow_forwardBBE

And the Lord came down to see the town and the tower which the children of men were building.

Young's Literal Translationarrow_forwardYLT

And Jehovah cometh down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men have builded;

New Heart English Biblearrow_forwardNHEB

The Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.

NHEB Messianic Editionarrow_forwardNHEBME

The Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.

NHEB Jehovah Editionarrow_forwardNHEBJE

Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.

Darby Translationarrow_forwardDarby

And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower which the children of men built.

Webster Biblearrow_forwardWebster

And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men were building.

Geneva Bible 1599arrow_forwardGeneva1599

But the Lord came downe, to see the citie and towre, which the sonnes of men builded.

Douay-Rheimsarrow_forwardDRC

And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of Adam were building.

Rotherham Biblearrow_forwardRotherham

And Yahweh came down, to behold the city, and the tower,—which the sons of men had built.

Literal Translationarrow_forwardLITV

And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of Adam had built.

Modern King Jamesarrow_forwardMKJV

And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of Adam had built.

Updated King Jamesarrow_forwardUKJV

And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.

Lexham English Biblearrow_forwardLEB

Then Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower that ⌞humankind⌟ was building.

Jewish Publication Societyarrow_forwardJPS

And HaShem came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

Catholic Public Domainarrow_forwardCPDV

Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building.

Berean Study Biblearrow_forwardBSB

Then the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the sons of men were building.

Open English Biblearrow_forwardOEB

But when the Lord came down to see the city and tower that people had built,

Revised Websterarrow_forwardRWebster

And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men were building.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)arrow_forwardWycliffe

Forsothe the Lord cam down to se the citee and tour, which the sones of Adam bildiden.

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Genesis 18:21Genesis 18:21Psalms 33:13Psalms 33:14John 3:13Psalms 33:13Psalms 33:14John 3:13Hebrews 4:13Hebrews 4:13
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