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Book of Genesis, Chapter 11

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Genesis 11 NASB - New American Standard BibleGenesis 11 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 11 of Genesis—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Now the whole earth [a]used the same language and [b]the same words.
  2. It came about as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land 1of Shinar and [c]settled there.
  3. They said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and burn them thoroughly.” And they used brick for stone, and they used 2tar for mortar.
  4. They said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top 3will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves 4a name, otherwise we 5will be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”
  5. 6The LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.
  6. The LORD said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have [d]7the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be [e]impossible for them.
  7. Come, 8let Us go down and there 9confuse their [f]language, so that they will not understand one another’s [g]speech.”
  8. So the LORD 10scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city.
  9. Therefore its name was called [h]11Babel, because there the LORD confused the [i]language of the whole earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth.
  10. 12These are the records of the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old, and [j]became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood;
  11. and Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and he had other sons and daughters.
  12. ¶ Arpachshad lived thirty-five years, and became the father of Shelah;
  13. and Arpachshad lived four hundred and three years after he became the father of Shelah, and he had other sons and daughters.
  14. ¶ Shelah lived thirty years, and became the father of Eber;
  15. and Shelah lived four hundred and three years after he became the father of Eber, and he had other sons and daughters.
  16. ¶ Eber lived thirty-four years, and became the father of Peleg;
  17. and Eber lived four hundred and thirty years after he became the father of Peleg, and he had other sons and daughters.
  18. ¶ Peleg lived thirty years, and became the father of Reu;
  19. and Peleg lived two hundred and nine years after he became the father of Reu, and he had other sons and daughters.
  20. ¶ Reu lived thirty-two years, and became the father of Serug;
  21. and Reu lived two hundred and seven years after he became the father of Serug, and he had other sons and daughters.
  22. ¶ Serug lived thirty years, and became the father of Nahor;
  23. and Serug lived two hundred years after he became the father of Nahor, and he had other sons and daughters.
  24. ¶ Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and became the father of 13Terah;
  25. and Nahor lived one hundred and nineteen years after he became the father of Terah, and he had other sons and daughters.
  26. ¶ Terah lived seventy years, and became 14the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran.
  27. ¶ Now these are the records of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran; and 15Haran became the father of 16Lot.
  28. Haran died [k]in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his birth, in 17Ur of the Chaldeans.
  29. Abram and 18Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was 19Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife was 20Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah [l]and Iscah.
  30. 21Sarai was barren; she had no child.
  31. ¶ Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went out [m]together from 22Ur of the Chaldeans in order to enter the land of Canaan; and they went as far as Haran, and [n]settled there.
  32. The days of Terah were two hundred and five years; and Terah died in Haran.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit was one lip
  2. ^ Or few or one set of words
  3. ^ Lit dwelt
  4. ^ Lit one lip
  5. ^ Lit withheld from
  6. ^ Lit lip
  7. ^ Lit lip
  8. ^ Or Babylon; cf Heb balal, confuse
  9. ^ Lit lip
  10. ^ Lit begot, and so throughout the ch
  11. ^ Or during the lifetime of
  12. ^ Lit and the father of
  13. ^ Lit with them
  14. ^ Lit dwelt

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ge 10:10; 14:1; Da 1:2
  2. ^ Ge 14:10
  3. ^ De 1:28; 9:1; Ps 107:26
  4. ^ Ge 6:4; 2Sa 8:13
  5. ^ De 4:27
  6. ^ Ge 18:21; Ex 3:8; 19:11, 18, 20
  7. ^ Ge 11:1
  8. ^ Ge 1:26
  9. ^ Ge 42:23; Ex 4:11; De 28:49; Is 33:19; Je 5:15
  10. ^ Ge 11:4; Ps 92:9; Lu 1:51
  11. ^ Ge 10:10
  12. ^ Ge 10:22-25
  13. ^ Jos 24:2
  14. ^ Jos 24:2
  15. ^ Ge 11:31; 12:4
  16. ^ Ge 13:10; 14:12; 19:1, 29
  17. ^ Ge 11:31
  18. ^ Ge 24:10
  19. ^ Ge 17:15; 20:12
  20. ^ Ge 22:20, 23; 24:15
  21. ^ Ge 16:1
  22. ^ Ge 15:7; Ne 9:7; Ac 7:4

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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