Genesis 11:1
Modern Translations
New International Version
Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.

New Living Translation
At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words.

English Standard Version
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.

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

New American Standard Bible
Now all the earth used the same language and the same words.

NASB 1995
Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words.

NASB 1977
Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words.

Amplified Bible
Now the whole earth spoke one language and used the same words (vocabulary).

Christian Standard Bible
The whole earth had the same language and vocabulary.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
At one time the whole earth had the same language and vocabulary.

Contemporary English Version
At first everyone spoke the same language,

Good News Translation
At first, the people of the whole world had only one language and used the same words.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The whole world had one language with a common vocabulary.

International Standard Version
There was a time when the entire earth spoke a common language with an identical vocabulary.

NET Bible
The whole earth had a common language and a common vocabulary.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

New King James Version
Now the whole earth had one language and one speech.

King James 2000 Bible
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

New Heart English Bible
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 King James Version
And 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.

A Faithful Version
And the whole earth was of one language and one speech.

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

English Revised Version
And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then the whole earth was of one language and one speache.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And all the whole earth was of one language and lyke speache.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Morouer all the worlde had one tonge & language.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And all the world was of one to nge and one language.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the whole earth is of one language, and of the same words,

Young's Literal Translation
And the whole earth is of one pronunciation, and of the same words,

Smith's Literal Translation
And all the earth shall be one lip, and the same words.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the earth was of one tongue, and of the same speech.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the whole Earth was one language and one speech.

Lamsa Bible
NOW the whole earth spoke one language and with one manner of speech.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And all the earth was one lip, and there was one language to all.
















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