Genesis 11:9

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Wherfore the name of it is called Babell because that the LORDE there confounded the tonge of all the world. And because that the LORde from thence skatered them abrode vppon all the erth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 10:10 : 10 And the begynnynge of hys kyngdome was Babell Erech Achad and Chalne in the lande of Synear:
  • Gen 10:20 : 20 These were the chyldre of Ham in there kynreddes tonges landes and nations.
  • Gen 10:5 : 5 Of these came the Iles of the gentylls in there contres every man in his speach kynred and nation.
  • Gen 10:25 : 25 And Eber begat.ij. sonnes. The name of the one was Peleg for in his tyme the erth was devyded. And the name of his brother was Iaketanr
  • Gen 10:31-32 : 31 These are the sonnes o Sem in their kynreddes languages contrees and nations. 32 These are the kynreddes of the sonnes of Noe in their generations and nations. And of these came the people that were in the world after the floude.
  • Acts 17:26 : 26 and hath made of one bloud all nacions of men for to dwell on all the face of the erthe and hath assigned before how longe tyme and also the endes of their inhabitacion
  • 1 Cor 14:23 : 23 Yf therfore when all the cogregacion is come to gedder and all speake with tonges ther come in they yt are vnlearned or they which beleve not: will they not saye that ye are out of youre wittes?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 11:1-8
    8 verses
    91%

    1 And all the world was of one tonge and one language.

    2 And as they came from the east they founde a playne in the lande of Synear and there they dwelled.

    3 And they sayd one to a nother: come on let us make brycke ad burne it wyth fyre. So brycke was there stone and slyme was there morter

    4 And they sayd: Come on let vs buylde vs a cyte and a toure that the toppe may reach vnto heauen. And let vs make us a name for perauenture we shall be scatered abrode over all the erth.

    5 And the LORde came downe to see the cyte and the toure which the childern of Ada had buylded.

    6 And the LORde sayd: See the people is one and haue one tonge amonge them all. And thys haue they begon to do and wyll not leaue of from all that they haue purposed to do.

    7 Come on let vs descende and myngell theire tonge even there that one vnderstonde not what a nother sayeth.

    8 Thus ye LORde skatered them from thence vppon all the erth. And they left of to buylde the cyte.

  • 6 When this was noysed aboute the multitude came to gether and were astonyed because that every man hearde the speake his awne touge.

  • 5 Of these came the Iles of the gentylls in there contres every man in his speach kynred and nation.

  • Gen 10:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10 And the begynnynge of hys kyngdome was Babell Erech Achad and Chalne in the lande of Synear:

    11 Out of that lande came Assur and buylded Ninyue and the cyte rehoboth and Calah

  • Gen 10:31-32
    2 verses
    69%

    31 These are the sonnes o Sem in their kynreddes languages contrees and nations.

    32 These are the kynreddes of the sonnes of Noe in their generations and nations. And of these came the people that were in the world after the floude.

  • 25 And Eber begat.ij. sonnes. The name of the one was Peleg for in his tyme the erth was devyded. And the name of his brother was Iaketanr

  • 10 These are the generations of Sem: Se was an hundred yere olde and begat Arcphachsad ij. yere after the floude.