1 A nd the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

Now the whole earth had one language and one speech.

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

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.

3 A nd they said one to another, Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.

Then they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar.

4 A nd they said, Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”

5 A nd Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.

6 A nd Jehovah 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.

And the Lord said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.

7 C ome, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.

Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”

8 S o Jehovah scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city.

So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city.

9 T herefore was the name of it called Babel; because Jehovah did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did Jehovah scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth. Shem’s Descendants

10 T hese are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begat Arpachshad two years after the flood.

This is the genealogy of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood.

11 a nd Shem lived after he begat Arpachshad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

12 A nd Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begat Shelah.

Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Salah.

13 a nd Arpachshad lived after he begat Shelah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

After he begot Salah, Arphaxad lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.

14 A nd Shelah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

Salah lived thirty years, and begot Eber.

15 a nd Shelah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

After he begot Eber, Salah lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.

16 A nd Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

Eber lived thirty-four years, and begot Peleg.

17 a nd Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

After he begot Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.

18 A nd Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu.

19 a nd Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

After he begot Reu, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters.

20 A nd Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:

Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Serug.

21 a nd Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

After he begot Serug, Reu lived two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.

22 A nd Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor.

23 a nd Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

After he begot Nahor, Serug lived two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

24 A nd Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and begot Terah.

25 a nd Nahor lived after he begat Terah a hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

After he begot Terah, Nahor lived one hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters.

26 A nd Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Now Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Terah’s Descendants

27 N ow these are the generations of Terah. Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran begat Lot.

This is the genealogy of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran begot Lot.

28 A nd Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.

29 A nd Abram and Nahor took them wives: The name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

Then Abram and Nahor took wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah.

30 A nd Sarai was barren; She had no child.

But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

31 A nd Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there.

32 A nd the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

So the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.