the tower of babel
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1Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech. 2And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it. 3And each one said to his neighbor, “Come, let us make bricks, and bake them with fire.” And they had bricks instead of stones, and pitch instead of mortar. 4And they said: “Come, let us make a city and a tower, so that its height may reach to heaven. And let us make our name famous before we are divided into all the lands.” 5Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building. 6And he said: “Behold, the people are united, and all have one tongue. And since they have begun to do this, they will not desist from their plans, until they have completed their work.
1Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech. 2And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it. 3And each one said to his neighbor, “Come, let us make bricks, and bake them with fire.” And they had bricks instead of stones, and pitch instead of mortar. 4And they said: “Come, let us make a city and a tower, so that its height may reach to heaven. And let us make our name famous before we are divided into all the lands.” 5Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building. 6And he said: “Behold, the people are united, and all have one tongue. And since they have begun to do this, they will not desist from their plans, until they have completed their work.
4And they said: “Come, let us make a city and a tower, so that its height may reach to heaven. And let us make our name famous before we are divided into all the lands.”
1Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech.
9For then I will restore to the people a chosen lip, so that all may invoke the name of the Lord and may serve him with one shoulder.
6And he said: “Behold, the people are united, and all have one tongue. And since they have begun to do this, they will not desist from their plans, until they have completed their work.
1And God blessed Noah and his sons. And he said to them: “Increase, and multiply, and fill the earth.
1These are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and of the sons who were born to them after the great flood. 2The sons of Japheth were Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 3And then the sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4And the sons of Javan were Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. 5The islands of the Gentiles were divided by these into their regions, each one according to his tongue, and their families in their nations. 6And the Sons of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
5The islands of the Gentiles were divided by these into their regions, each one according to his tongue, and their families in their nations.
1But the Lord, answering Job out of the whirlwind, said: 2Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me. 3Will you make my judgment null and void; and will you condemn me so that you may be justified? 4And do you have an arm like God, or a voice like thunder? 5Envelop yourself with splendor, and raise yourself up on high, and be glorious, and put on splendid garments. 6Scatter the arrogant with your wrath, and, when you see all the arrogant, humble them.