Genesis 11:1 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹ And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ AND THE whole earth was of one language and of one accent and mode of expression.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

Common English Bible

¹ All people on the earth had one language and the same words.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ And the earth was of one tongue, and of the same speech.

Genesis 11:1 Cross References

Genesis 10:32

These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

Genesis 11:2

And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

Genesis 11:6

And the LORD said, Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do: and now nothing will be withholden from them, which they purpose to do.

Isaiah 19:18

In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called The city of destruction.

Zephaniah 3:9

For then will I turn to the peoples a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.

Acts 2:6

And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language.