Genesis 11:5 - Easy To Read Version

⁵ The Lord came down to see the city and the very tall building. The Lord saw the people building these things.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

Common English Bible

⁵ Then the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the humans built.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of Adam were building.

Genesis 11:5 Cross References

Genesis 18:21

So I will go and see if things are as bad as I have heard. Then I will know for sure.”

Psalm 11:4

The Lord is in his holy palace. {\cf2\super [60]} \par The Lord sits on his throne {\cf2\super [61]} in heaven.\par And he sees everything that happens.\par The Lord watches people closely\par to see if they are good or bad.\par

Exodus 19:11

and be ready for me on the third day. On the third day the Lord will come down to Mount Sinai. And all the people will see me.

Exodus 19:18

Mount Sinai was covered with smoke. Smoke rose off the mountain like smoke from a furnace. This happened because the Lord came down to the mountain in fire. Also, the whole mountain began to shake.

Exodus 19:20

So the Lord came down to Mount Sinai. The Lord came from heaven to the top of the mountain. Then the Lord called Moses to come up to the top of the mountain with him. So Moses went up the mountain.

Exodus 3:8

Now I will go down and save my people from the Egyptians. I will take them from that land. And I will lead them to a good land where they can be free from troubles. [17] It is a land filled with many good things. [18] Many different people live in that land: the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

John 3:13

The only one that has ever gone up to heaven is the One that came down from heaven—the Son of Man. {\cf2\super [48]}

Hebrews 4:13

Nothing in all the world can be hidden from God. He can clearly see all things. Everything is open before him. And to him we must explain the way we have lived.