Genesis 11:2 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And it came about that in their wandering from the east, they came to a stretch of flat country in the land of Shinar, and there they made their living-place.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and dwelt there.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
It happened, as they traveled east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they lived there.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and it cometh to pass, in their journeying from the east, that they find a valley in the land of Shinar, and dwell there;
| And it came to pass, | וַיְהִ֖י | wayhî | vai-HEE |
| journeyed they as | בְּנָסְעָ֣ם | bĕnosʿām | beh-nose-AM |
| from the east, | מִקֶּ֑דֶם | miqqedem | mee-KEH-dem |
| found they that | וַֽיִּמְצְא֥וּ | wayyimṣĕʾû | va-yeem-tseh-OO |
| a plain | בִקְעָ֛ה | biqʿâ | veek-AH |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֥רֶץ | bĕʾereṣ | beh-EH-rets |
| Shinar; of | שִׁנְעָ֖ר | šinʿār | sheen-AR |
| and they dwelt | וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ | wayyēšĕbû | va-YAY-sheh-voo |
| there. | שָֽׁם׃ | šām | shahm |