Genesis 11:8

KJ21

So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off building the city.

ASV

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

AMP

So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the surface of the entire earth; and they stopped building the city.

AMPC

So the Lord scattered them abroad from that place upon the face of the whole earth, and they gave up building the city.

BRG

So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

CSB

So from there the Lord scattered them throughout the earth, and they stopped building the city.

CSBA

So from there the Lord scattered them throughout the earth, and they stopped building the city.

CEB

Then the Lord dispersed them from there over all of the earth, and they stopped building the city.

CJB

So from there Adonai scattered them all over the earth, and they stopped building the city.

CEV

So the people had to stop building the city, because the Lord confused their language and scattered them all over the earth. That's how the city of Babel got its name.

DARBY

And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth. And they left off building the city.

DRA

And so the Lord scattered them from that place into all lands, and they ceased to build the city.

ERV

So people stopped building the city, and the Lord scattered them all over the earth.

EASY

So the Lord separated the people from one another. They went to live in different lands all over the earth. They stopped building the city for themselves.

EHV

So the Lord scattered them from there over the face of the whole earth, and they stopped building the city.

ESV

So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.

ESVUK

So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.

EXB

So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they ·stopped [ceased] building the city.

GNV

So the Lord scattered them from thence upon all the earth, and they left off to build the city.

So the Lord scattered them all over the face of the earth, and they stopped building the city.

GNT

So the Lord scattered them all over the earth, and they stopped building the city.

HCSB

So from there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth, and they stopped building the city.

ICB

So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth. And they stopped building the city.

ISV

So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the surface of the whole earth, so that they had to stop building the city.

JUB

So the LORD scattered them abroad from there upon the face of all the earth, and they left off to build the city.

KJV

So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

AKJV

So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

LSB

So Yahweh scattered them from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city.

LEB

So Yahweh scattered them from there over the face of the whole earth, and they stopped building the city.

TLB

So, in that way, God scattered them all over the earth; and that ended the building of the city.

MSG

God took one look and said, “One people, one language; why, this is only a first step. No telling what they’ll come up with next—they’ll stop at nothing! Come, we’ll go down and garble their speech so they won’t understand each other.” Then God scattered them from there all over the world. And they had to quit building the city. That’s how it came to be called Babel, because there God turned their language into “babble.” From there God scattered them all over the world. * * *

MEV

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

NOG

So Yahweh scattered them all over the face of the earth, and they stopped building the city.

NABRE

So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city.

NASB

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

NASB1995

So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city.

NCB

The Lord scattered them over the whole earth and they ceased building their city.

NCV

So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city.

NET

So the Lord scattered them from there across the face of the entire earth, and they stopped building the city.

NIRV

So the Lord scattered them from there over the whole earth. And they stopped building the city.

NIV

So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city.

NIVUK

So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city.

NKJV

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

NLV

So the Lord sent them everywhere over the whole earth. And they stopped building the city.

NLT

In that way, the Lord scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city.

NRSVA