Other translations
American Standard Version
And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
Darby Bible Translation
And the whole earth had one language, and the same words.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And the earth was of one tongue, and of the same speech.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.
God's Word
The whole world had one language with a common vocabulary.
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.
New American Standard Bible
Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words.
New International Version
Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.
New Living Translation
At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
The World English Bible
The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
EasyEnglish Bible
At this time, everyone who lived on the earth spoke one language. They used the same words.
Young‘s Literal Translation
And the whole earth is of one pronunciation, and of the same words,
New Life Version
Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words.
The Voice Bible
There was a time when everyone on the earth spoke the very same language.
Living Bible
At that time all mankind spoke a single language.
New Catholic Bible
The whole world had only one language, everyone using the same words.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now the whole earth had the same language and the same words.
Jubilee Bible 2000
And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
Christian Standard Bible
The whole earth had the same language and vocabulary.
Amplified Bible © 1954
And the whole earth was of one language and of one accent and mode of expression.
New Century Version
At this time the whole world spoke one language, and everyone used the same words.
The Message
At one time, the whole Earth spoke the same language. It so happened that as they moved out of the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar and settled down.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
The whole earth had one language and a single vocabulary.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.
Good News Translation®
At first, the people of the whole world had only one language and used the same words.
Wycliffe Bible
Forsooth (all) the land was of one language, and of the same speech. [Forsooth the (whole) earth was of one lip, and of the same words.]
Contemporary English Version
At first everyone spoke the same language,
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Now the whole earth had one language and few words.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.
Common English Bible © 2011
All people on the earth had one language and the same words.
Amplified Bible © 2015
Now the whole earth spoke one language and used the same words (vocabulary).
English Standard Version Anglicised
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The whole world had the same language and the same words.
New American Standard Bible
Now all the earth used the same language and the same words.
The Expanded Bible
At this time the whole world spoke one language, and everyone used the same words.
Tree of Life Version
Now the entire earth had the same language with the same vocabulary.
Revised Standard Version
Now the whole earth had one language and few words.
New International Reader's Version
The whole world had only one language, and everyone spoke it.
BRG Bible
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
Complete Jewish Bible
(S: vii) The whole earth used the same language, the same words.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
And the kol HaAretz was of one language and of devarim achadim (common words).
Names of God Bible
The whole world had one language with a common vocabulary.
Modern English Version
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.
Easy-to-Read Version
There was a time when the whole world spoke one language. Everyone used the same words.
International Children’s Bible
At this time the whole world spoke one language. Everyone used the same words.
Lexham English Bible
Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.
New International Version - UK
Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.