Genesis 11:4 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And they said, Go to, 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And 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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And they said, Come, let us make a town, and a tower whose top will go up as high as heaven; and let us make a great name for ourselves, so that we may not be wanderers over the face of the earth.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And they said, Come on, let us build ourselves a city and a tower, the top of which [may reach] to the heavens; and let us make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
And they said, come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach to heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we should be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
World English Bible (WEB)
They said, "Come, let's build us a city, and a tower, whose top reaches to the sky, and let's make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth."
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And they say, `Give help, let us build for ourselves a city and tower, and its head in the heavens, and make for ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of all the earth.'
| And they said, | וַיֹּֽאמְר֞וּ | wayyōʾmĕrû | va-yoh-meh-ROO |
| Go to, | הָ֣בָה׀ | hābâ | HA-va |
| let us build | נִבְנֶה | nibne | neev-NEH |
| city a us | לָּ֣נוּ | lānû | LA-noo |
| and a tower, | עִ֗יר | ʿîr | eer |
| whose top | וּמִגְדָּל֙ | ûmigdāl | oo-meeɡ-DAHL |
| heaven; unto reach may | וְרֹאשׁ֣וֹ | wĕrōʾšô | veh-roh-SHOH |
| and let us make | בַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | baššāmayim | va-sha-MA-yeem |
| name, a us | וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה | wĕnaʿăśe | veh-NA-uh-seh |
| lest | לָּ֖נוּ | lānû | LA-noo |
| abroad scattered be we | שֵׁ֑ם | šēm | shame |
| upon | פֶּן | pen | pen |
| the face | נָפ֖וּץ | nāpûṣ | na-FOOTS |
| of the whole | עַל | ʿal | al |
| earth. | פְּנֵ֥י | pĕnê | peh-NAY |
| כָל | kāl | hahl | |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hāʾāreṣ | ha-AH-rets |