Verse 1

And the whole earth had one language and one speech.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  På denne tid var hele jorden ett språk og hadde ett felles tale.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og hele jorden hadde ett språk og én tale.

• Norsk King James

  Hele jorden hadde ett språk og én tale.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hele jorden hadde ett språk og én tale.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hele jorden hadde ett språk og samme tale.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hele jorden hadde ett språk og ett sett med ord.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og hele jorden var forent i ett språk og brukte en felles tale.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Hele jorden hadde ett språk og ett sett med ord.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hele jorden hadde ett språk og samme ordforråd.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Now the whole earth had one language and a common speech.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Genesis.11.1", "source": "וֽ͏ַיְהִ֥י כָל־הָאָ֖רֶץ שָׂפָ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת וּדְבָרִ֖ים אֲחָדִֽים׃", "text": "*wə-yᵊhî* all-the-*ʾāreṣ* *śāpâ* *ʾeḥāt* and-*dᵊbārîm* *ʾăḥādîm*", "grammar": { "*wə-yᵊhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was/became", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular construct - land/earth", "*śāpâ*": "feminine singular construct - lip/language/speech", "*ʾeḥāt*": "feminine singular - one", "*dᵊbārîm*": "masculine plural - words/things/matters", "*ʾăḥādîm*": "masculine plural - one/united/the same" }, "variants": { "*wə-yᵊhî*": "and it was/and it came to pass", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground/world", "*śāpâ*": "lip/language/speech/edge", "*dᵊbārîm*": "words/things/matters", "*ʾăḥādîm*": "few/united/same/one kind" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hele jorden hadde ett språk og felles ord.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og al Jorden havde eet Tungemaal og eens Tale.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the whole earth was of one langua, and of one speech.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hele jorden hadde ett språk og ett sett av ord.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hele jorden hadde ett språk og felles ord.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hele jorden hadde ett språk og de samme ordene.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hele jorden hadde ett språk og samme tale.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og hele jorden hadde ett språk og ett tungemål.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

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

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Morouer all the worlde had one tonge & language.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the whole earth was of one language and one speache.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And all the whole earth was of one language and lyke speache.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the whole earth is of one pronunciation, and of the same words,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And all the earth had one language and one tongue.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Dispersion of the Nations at Babel The whole earth had a common language and a common vocabulary.

Referenced Verses

• Zeph 3:9 : 9 For then I will turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
• Acts 2:6 : 6 When this sound occurred, the multitude came together and were bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
• Isa 19:18 : 18 In that day five cities in the land of Egypt shall speak the language of Canaan and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction.