Genesis 11:6

KJV

And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

— Genesis 11:6, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Genesis Chapter 11 connects to 10 cross-references. Humanity attempts to build the tower of Babel, prompting God to confuse their language and scatter them across the earth. The chapter then provides a genealogy from Shem to Abram, whose wife Sarai is barren, ending with the family's journey …

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Other Translations

ASV

And Jehovah said, Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do: and now nothing will be withholden from them, which they purpose to do.

YLT

and Jehovah saith, `Lo, the people <FI>is<Fi> one, and one pronunciation <FI>is<Fi> to them all, and this it hath dreamed of doing; and now, nothing is restrained from them of that which they have purposed to do.

BBE

And the Lord said, See, they are all one people and have all one language; and this is only the start of what they may do: and now it will not be possible to keep them from any purpose of theirs.

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