Genesis 11:3
“And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 11:3 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And they said one to another, Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und sie sprachen einer zum anderen: Wohlan, laßt uns Ziegel streichen und hart brennen! Und der Ziegel diente ihnen als Stein, und das Erdharz diente ihnen als Mörtel.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y dijeron los unos á los otros: Vaya, hagamos ladrillo y cozámoslo con fuego. Y fuéles el ladrillo en lugar de piedra, y el betún en lugar de mezcla.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E disseram uns aos outros: Vinde, façamos tijolos e o cozamos com fogo. E foi-lhes os tijolos em lugar de pedra, e o betume em lugar de argamassa.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
E disseram uns aos outros: "Vinde, façamos tijolos e queimemo-los completamente". Eles usaram tijolos em vez de pedras, e o piche como argamassa.
📖 Genesis 11:3 in Context
1And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
2And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
3And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
4And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
5And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
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