1
Now all the earth used the same language and the same words.
2
And it came about, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
King James Version
Chapter 11
1
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
2
And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 11
1
The whole earth had the same language and vocabulary.
2
As people migrated from the east, they found a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there.
New Living Translation
Chapter 11
1
At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words.
2
As the people migrated to the east, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia and settled there.
English Standard Version
Chapter 11
1
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.
2
And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
New International Version
Chapter 11
1
Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.
2
As people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.