Genesis 11:6 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Genesis 11:6 - And the LORD said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

And the LORD said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

“Look!” he said. “The people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them!

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

The LORD said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

And the LORD said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

The LORD said, “If they have begun to do this as one people all having the same language, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

And the LORD said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have [fn]the same language. And this is what they have started to do, and now nothing which they plan to do will be [fn]impossible for them.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

The LORD said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have [fn]the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be [fn]impossible for them.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

And Yahweh said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have [fn]the same language. And this is what they have begun to do. So now nothing which they purpose to do will be [fn]impossible for them.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

And the LORD said, “Behold, they are one [unified] people, and they all have the same language. This is only the beginning of what they will do [in rebellion against Me], and now no evil thing they imagine they can do will be impossible for them.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

And the LORD said, "If as one people all sharing a common language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be beyond them.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

And the LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; and nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

And Jehovah said, Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do: and now nothing will be withholden from them, which they purpose to do.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

and Jehovah saith, 'Lo, the people is one, and one pronunciation is to them all, and this it hath dreamed of doing; and now, nothing is restrained from them of that which they have purposed to do.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

And Jehovah said, Behold, the people is one, and have all one language; and this have they begun to do. And now will they be hindered in nothing that they meditate doing.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

The LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them, which they intend to do.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

et dixit ecce unus est populus et unum labium omnibus coeperuntque hoc facere nec desistent a cogitationibus suis donec eas opere conpleant

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה הֵן עַם אֶחָד וְשָׂפָה אַחַת לְכֻלָּם וְזֶה הַחִלָּם לַעֲשֹׂות וְעַתָּה לֹא־יִבָּצֵר מֵהֶם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר יָזְמוּ לַעֲשֹׂות׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ εἶπεν κύριος ἰδοὺ γένος ἓν καὶ χεῖλος ἓν πάντων καὶ τοῦτο ἤρξαντο ποιῆσαι καὶ νῦν οὐκ ἐκλείψει ἐξ αὐτῶν πάντα ὅσα ἂν ἐπιθῶνται ποιεῖν

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «هُوَذَا شَعْبٌ وَاحِدٌ وَلِسَانٌ وَاحِدٌ لِجَمِيعِهِمْ، وَهذَا ابْتِدَاؤُهُمْ بِالْعَمَلِ. وَالآنَ لاَ يَمْتَنِعُ عَلَيْهِمْ كُلُّ مَا يَنْوُونَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوهُ.

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «إِنْ كَانُوا، كَشَعْبٍ وَاحِدٍ يَنْطِقُونَ بِلُغَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، قَدْ عَمِلُوا هَذَا مُنْذُ أَوَّلِ الأَمْرِ، فَلَنْ يَمْتَنِعَ إِذاً عَلَيْهِمْ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ عَزَمُوا عَلَى فِعْلِهِ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

And the Lord said, Behold, there is one race, and one lip of all, and they have begun to do this, and now nothing shall fail from them of all that they may have undertaken to do.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y dijo Jehová: He aquí el pueblo es uno, y todos éstos tienen un lenguaje: y han comenzado á obrar, y nada les retraerá ahora de lo que han pensando hacer.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Y dijo Jehová: He aquí el pueblo es uno, y todos éstos tienen un solo lenguaje; y han comenzado la obra, y nada les hará desistir ahora de lo que han pensado hacer.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

And the Lord said, See, they are all one people and have all one language; and this is only the start of what they may do: and now it will not be possible to keep them from any purpose of theirs.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

耶和華說、看哪、他們成為一樣的人民、都是一樣的言語、如今既作起這事來、以後他們所要作的事、就沒有不成就的了。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Entonces dijo Jehovah: "He aquí que este pueblo está unido, y todos hablan el mismo idioma. Esto es lo que han comenzado a hacer, y ahora nada les impedirá hacer lo que se proponen.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

여호와께서 가라사대 이 무리가 한 족속이요 언어도 하나이므로 이같이 시작하였으니 이후로는 그 경영하는 일을 금지할 수 없으리로다

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Et l'Éternel dit: Voici, ils forment un seul peuple et ont tous une même langue, et c'est là ce qu'ils ont entrepris; maintenant rien ne les empêcherait de faire tout ce qu'ils auraient projeté.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Und der HERR sprach: Siehe, es ist einerlei Volk und einerlei Sprache unter ihnen allen, und haben das angefangen zu tun; sie werden nicht ablassen von allem, was sie sich vorgenommen haben zu tun.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

И сказал Господь: вот, один народ, и один у всех язык; и вот что начали они делать, и не отстанут они от того, что задумали делать;

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y dijo el SEÑOR: He aquí el pueblo es uno, y todos éstos tienen un lenguaje; y ahora comienzan a hacer, y ahora no dejarán de efectuar todo lo que han pensando hacer.

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