Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
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Verse 7 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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Wohlauf, laßt uns herniederfahren und ihre Sprache daselbst verwirren, daß keiner des andern Sprache verstehe!
Ahora pues, descendamos, y confundamos allí sus lenguas, para que ninguno entienda el habla de su compañero.
Vamos, descendamos y confundamos allí su lengua, para que no entiendan lo que se dicen unos a otros».
Allons! descendons, et là confondons leur langage, afin qu'ils n'entendent plus la langue, les uns des autres.
Or su, scendiamo e confondiamo ivi la lor favella; acciocchè l’uno non intenda la favella dell’altro.
Eia, desçamos e confundamos ali a sua língua, para que não entenda um a língua do outro.
來,我們下去,在那裏變亂他們的語言,使他們彼此語言不通。」
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