Genesis 11:7

Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.

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Other Translations for Genesis 11:7

BSB
Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another's speech."
AKJV
Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
CPDV
Therefore, come, let us descend, and in that place confound their tongue, so that they may not listen, each one to the voice of his neighbor."
ERV
Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
NHEB
Come, let us go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."
SMT
Come, we will come down and mix their lip that they shall not hear a man the lip of his neighbor.

Commentary for Genesis 11:7

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Genesis 11:7
Summary
Divine plan involved confusing human communication systems
Place
Shinar
Event
God confuses languages
Estimated Time Period
Pre-history
Category
Judgment