To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.
Genesis 11:8 - English Standard Version 2016 So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So the Lord scattered them abroad from that place upon the face of the whole earth, and they gave up building the city. American Standard Version (1901) So Jehovah scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city. Common English Bible Then the LORD dispersed them from there over all of the earth, and they stopped building the city. Catholic Public Domain Version And so the Lord divided them from that place into all the lands, and they ceased to build the city. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And so the Lord scattered them from that place into all lands, and they ceased to build the city. |
To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.
These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations, and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations.
Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.”
Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth.
Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
For behold, your enemies, O Lord, for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.
He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he divided mankind, he fixed the borders of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.