The Tower of Babel and the Line of Shem · Genesis 11
The Tower of Babel and the Line of Shem (Genesis 11) read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew - plain modern English, nothing added.
Translator's notes:
• Genesis 11:1 — דְּבָרִים אֲחָדִים (devarim achadim): chose "the same words". Alternatives: "one set of words", "few words". Why: the phrase pairs with "one language" and most plainly says their speech was shared and alike; the "few words" reading rests on taking "one" loosely, which the pairing does not require.
• Genesis 11:28 — עַל־פְּנֵי תֶרַח (al-penei Terach): chose "in the presence of Terah his father". Alternatives…
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