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.
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Verse 6 is found in chapter 11 of Genesis. The construction of Babel represents a collective project aimed at concentrating power and seeking human recognition. The confusion of languages and the resulting dispersion demonstrate the limit God places upon that project.
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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.
Y dijo Jehová: He aquí el pueblo es uno, y todos éstos tienen un lenguaje: y han comenzado a obrar, y nada les retraerá ahora de lo que han pensando hacer.
Et l'Eternel 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.
E il Signore disse: Ecco un medesimo popolo, ed essi tutti hanno un medesimo linguaggio, e questo è il cominciamento del lor lavoro, ed ora tutto ciò che hanno disegnato di fare, non sarà loro divietato.
E o SENHOR disse: Eis que o povo é um, e todos têm uma mesma língua; e isto é o que começam a fazer; e agora, não haverá restrição para tudo o que eles intentarem fazer.
耶和華說:「看哪,他們成了同一個民族,都有一樣的語言。這只是他們開始做的事,現在他們想要做的任何事,就沒有甚麼可攔阻他們了。
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