Genesis 11:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now the wholeכָל־
(chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
earthהָאָ֖רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
usedוַֽיְהִ֥י
(vay·hi)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
the sameאֶחָ֑ת
(e·chat;)
259: onea prim. card. number
languageשָׂפָ֣ה
(sa·fah)
8193: lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word
and the sameאֲחָדִֽים׃
(a·cha·dim.)
259: onea prim. card. number
words.וּדְבָרִ֖ים
(u·de·va·rim)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar


















KJV Lexicon
And the whole earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
was of one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
language
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
and of one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
speech
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words.

King James Bible
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
At one time the whole earth had the same language and vocabulary.

International Standard Version
There was a time when the entire earth spoke a common language with an identical vocabulary.

NET Bible
The whole earth had a common language and a common vocabulary.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The whole world had one language with a common vocabulary.

King James 2000 Bible
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
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