Verse List for GEN 11:8

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OET (OET-RV) So then they stopped building the city and Yahweh caused them to scatter over the whole world.

OET-LV And_ YHWH _he/it _scattered DOM_them from_there over the _surface _of all _of the_earth/land and_they _stopped to_build the_city.

ULT Then Yahweh scattered them from there over the face of the whole earth, and they stopped building the city.

UST In that way, Yahweh caused the people to leave from there and live in different places all over the world, so that they had to stop building the city and the tall building.

BSB & MSB So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city.

OEB So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth; and they ceased building the city.

WEBBE & WMBB So the LORD scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city.

NET So the Lord scattered them from there across the face of the entire earth, and they stopped building the city.

LSV And YHWH scatters them from there over the face of all the earth, and they cease to build the city;

FBV The Lord sent them away from there and scattered them all over the world, and they gave up building the city.

T4T So Yahweh did that. As a result, the people stopped building the city, and Yahweh caused them to disperse all over the earth.

LEB So Yahweh scattered them from there over the face of the whole earth, and they stopped building the city.

BBE So the Lord God sent them away into every part of the earth: and they gave up building their town.

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JPS So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off to build the city.

ASV So Jehovah scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city.

DRA And so the Lord scattered them from that place into all lands, and they ceased to build the city.

YLT And Jehovah doth scatter them from thence over the face of all the earth, and they cease to build the city;

Drby And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth. And they left off building the city.

RV So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

SLT And Jehovah will disperse them from thence over the face of all the earth: and they will cease to build the city.

Wbstr So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

KJB-1769 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

KJB-1611 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence, vpon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the Citie.
(So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence, upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the Citie.)

Bshps And so the Lorde scattered them from that place into the vpper face of all the earth, and they left of to buylde that citie.
(And so the Lord scattered them from that place into the upper face of all the earth, and they left of to build that city.)

Gnva So ye Lord scattered them from thence vpon all the earth, and they left off to build the citie.
(So ye/you_all Lord scattered them from thence upon all the earth, and they left off to build the city.)

Cvdl Thus ye LORDE scatred the fro thece in all lodes, so yt they left of to buylde the cite.
(Thus ye/you_all LORD scattered the from thence in all lodes, so it they left of to build the city.)

Wycl And so the Lord departide hem fro that place in to alle londis; and thei cessiden to bielde a cytee.
(And so the Lord departed hem from that place in to all lands; and they cessiden to bielde a cytee.)

Luth Also zerstreuete sie der HErr von dannen in alle Länder, daß sie mußten aufhören, die Stadt zu bauen.
(So scattered they/she/them the/of_the LORD from then in all countries/lands, that they/she/them had_to stop/cease, the city to/for build.)

ClVg Atque ita divisit eos Dominus ex illo loco in universas terras, et cessaverunt ædificare civitatem.[fn]
(Atque so/thus divided them Master from that/there instead in/into/on all lands, and they_ceased/stopped to_build the_city.)

UHB וַ⁠יָּ֨פֶץ יְהוָ֥ה אֹתָ֛⁠ם מִ⁠שָּׁ֖ם עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ וַֽ⁠יַּחְדְּל֖וּ לִ⁠בְנֹ֥ת הָ⁠עִֽיר׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ διέσπειρεν αὐτοὺς Κύριος ἐκεῖθεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον πάσης τῆς γῆς· καὶ ἐπαύσαντο οἰκοδομοῦντες τῆν πόλιν καὶ τὸν πύργον.

BrTr And the Lord scattered them thence over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city and the tower.