[1] The whole earth was of one language and of one speech. [2] It happened,
as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and
they lived there. [3] They said one to another, "Come, let`s make brick,
and burn them thoroughly." They had brick for stone, and they used tar for
mortar. [4] 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." [5] Yahweh came down to see the city
and the tower, which the children of men built. [6] Yahweh 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. [7] Come, let`s go down, and there confuse their language, that they
may not understand one another`s speech." [8] So Yahweh scattered them
abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building
the city. [9] Therefore the name of it was called Babel, because Yahweh
confused the language of all the earth, there. From there, Yahweh scattered
them abroad on the surface of all the earth. [10] This is the history of
the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old, and became the
father of Arpachshad two years after the flood. [11] Shem lived after he
became the father of Arpachshad five hundred years, and became the father
of sons and daughters. [12] Arpachshad lived thirty-five years, and became
the father of Shelah. [13] Arpachshad lived after he became the father of
Shelah four hundred three years, and became the father of sons and
daughters. [14] Shelah lived thirty years, and became the father of Eber:
[15] and Shelah lived after he became the father of Eber four hundred three
years, and became the father of sons and daughters. [16] Eber lived
thirty-four years, and became the father of Peleg. [17] Eber lived after he
became the father of Peleg four hundred thirty years, and became the father
of sons and daughters. [18] Peleg lived thirty years, and became the father
of Reu. [19] Peleg lived after he became the father of Reu two hundred nine
years, and became the father of sons and daughters. [20] Reu lived
thirty-two years, and became the father of Serug. [21] Reu lived after he
became the father of Serug two hundred seven years, and became the father
of sons and daughters. [22] Serug lived thirty years, and became the father
of Nahor. [23] Serug lived after he became the father of Nahor two hundred
years, and became the father of sons and daughters. [24] Nahor lived
twenty-nine years, and became the father of Terah. [25] Nahor lived after
he became the father of Terah one hundred nineteen years, and became the
father of sons and daughters. [26] Terah lived seventy years, and became
the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. [27] Now this is the history of the
generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Haran became the father of Lot. [28] Haran died before his father Terah in
the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees. [29] Abram and Nahor took
wives. The name of Abram`s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor`s wife,
Milcah, the daughter of Haran who was also the father of Iscah. [30] Sarai
was barren. She had no child. [31] Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of
Haran, his son`s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram`s wife.
They went forth from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan.
They came to Haran, and lived there. [32] The days of Terah were two
hundred five years. Terah died in Haran.
