Genesis 11:9
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Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.
In other translations
Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.
Hebrew words
עַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּןken-foreH3651קָרָאkara'someone calledH7121שְׁמָהּshemahname itsH8034בָּבֶלbavelBabelH894כִּי־ki-forH3588שָׁםshamthereH8033בָּלַלbalalhe confusedH1101יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068שְׂפַתsefat[the] language ofH8193כָּל־kol-allH3605הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776וּמִשָּׁםumishamand from thereH8033הֱפִיצָםhefitzamhe scattered themH6327יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068עַל־'al-overH5921פְּנֵיpenei[the] surface ofH6440כָּל־kol-allH3605הָאָרֶץ׃ פha'aretzthe earthH776
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- 1 Corinthians 14:23If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
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