Now the whole earth
1used
the same
language
and 2the same
words
.
It came about as they journeyed
east
, that they found
a plain
in the land
aof Shinar
and 1settled
there
.
They said to one
another
, "Come
, let us make
bricks
and burn
them thoroughly
." And they used
brick
for stone
, and they used
atar
for mortar
.
They said, "Come
, let us build
for ourselves a city
, and a tower
whose top
awill reach into heaven
, and let us make
for ourselves ba name
, otherwise
we cwill be scattered
abroad over
the face
of the whole
earth
."
aThe LORD came
down
to see
the city
and the tower
which
the sons
of men
had built
.
The LORD said
, "Behold
, they are one
people
, and they all
have 1 athe same
language
. And this
is what they began
to do
, and now
nothing
which
they purpose
to do
will be 2impossible
for them.
"Come, alet Us go
down
and there
bconfuse
their 1language
, so
that they will not understand
one
another's
1speech
."
So the LORD ascattered
them abroad from there
over
the face
of the whole
earth
; and they stopped
building
the city
.
Therefore its name
was called
1 aBabel
, because
there
the LORD
confused
the 2language
of the whole
earth
; and from there
the LORD
scattered
them abroad over
the face
of the whole
earth
.
aThese are the records of the generations
of Shem
. Shem
was one hundred
years
old
, and 1became
the father
of Arpachshad
two years
after
the flood
;
and Shem lived
five
hundred
years
after
he became
the father
of Arpachshad
, and he had
other sons
and daughters
.
Arpachshad lived
thirty-five
years
, and became
the father
of Shelah
;
and Arpachshad lived
four
hundred
and three
years
after
he became
the father
of Shelah
, and he had
other sons
and daughters
.
Shelah lived
thirty
years
, and became
the father
of Eber
;
and Shelah lived
four
hundred
and three
years
after
he became
the father
of Eber
, and he had
other sons
and daughters
.
Eber lived
thirty-four
years
, and became
the father
of Peleg
;
and Eber lived
four
hundred
and thirty
years
after
he became
the father
of Peleg
, and he had
other sons
and daughters
.
Peleg lived
thirty
years
, and became
the father
of Reu
;
and Peleg lived
two hundred
and nine
years
after
he became
the father
of Reu
, and he had
other sons
and daughters
.
Reu lived
thirty-two
years
, and became
the father
of Serug
;
and Reu lived
two hundred
and seven
years
after
he became
the father
of Serug
, and he had
other sons
and daughters
.
Serug lived
thirty
years
, and became
the father
of Nahor
;
and Serug lived
two hundred
years
after
he became
the father
of Nahor
, and he had
other sons
and daughters
.
Nahor lived
twenty-nine
years
, and became
the father
of aTerah
;
and Nahor lived
one hundred
and nineteen
years
after
he became
the father
of Terah
, and he had
other sons
and daughters
.
Terah lived
seventy
years
, and became
athe father
of Abram
, Nahor
and Haran
.
Now these are the records of the generations
of Terah
. Terah
became
the father
of Abram
, Nahor
and Haran
; and aHaran
became
the father
of bLot
.
Haran died
1in the presence
of his father
Terah
in the land
of his birth
, in aUr
of the Chaldeans
.
Abram and aNahor
took
wives
for themselves. The name
of Abram's
wife
was bSarai
; and the name
of Nahor's
wife
was cMilcah
, the daughter
of Haran
, the father
of Milcah
1and Iscah
.
aSarai was barren
; she had
no
child
.
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 1together
from aUr
of the Chaldeans
in order to enter
the land
of Canaan
; and they went
as far
as Haran
, and 2settled
there
.
The days of Terah
were two hundred
and five
years
; and Terah
died
in Haran
.