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Genesis 11:1

World English Bible

The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

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Genesis 11:1 in other translations

And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

Genesis 11:1 · American Standard Version

Genesis 11:1 in context

  1. 1The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
  2. 2As they traveled from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there.
  3. 3They said to one another, “Come, let’s make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar.