Catholic Public Domain Version
"And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it. "
— Genesis 11:2, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. ”
“It happened, as they traveled east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there.”
“When the people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.”
“And when they removed from the east, they found a plain in the land of Sennaar, and dwelt in it.”
“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.”
“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.”
Now the earth was of one language and of the same speech.
And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it.
And 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.
And 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.”
Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building.